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(Married women) and 'Kumaris' (Virgins) are also feasted. If one cannot afford to feast the number of Brāhmanas stated above, 'Abhişeka' or "Mārjana' should be performed with Kusha grass dipped in water one tenth of the number of Tarpana, and one tenth of the number of Abhişeka' or 'Mārjana' should be the number of Brāhmanas to be feasted.
SIDDHI If success is not attained after completion of one Puraşcarana two or even three purașcaranas should be performed. If success is not even then attained well known methods of obtaining 'Siddhi' should be employed, because if complete success be attained in respect of a single Mantra, success would be attained in respect of all Mantras and nothing would be impossible to be performed by such a 'Siddha' worshipper:
सम्यक्सिट्रैकमन्त्रस्य पंचांगोपासनेन हि। सर्वे मन्त्राश्च सिध्यन्ति तत्प्रभावात् कुलेश्वरि ।। सम्यक्सिद्धकमन्त्रस्य नासाध्य विद्यते क्वचित् । बहुमन्त्रवतः पुंसः का कथा शिव एव सः ।।-नित्योत्सवः पृ. १६१
UPACHARA In Tântrik worship the materials used or rites performed are called Upachāras. Commonly they are sixteen in number but sometimes they are more and sometimes less. In the Sanatkumāra Tantra it is said "The Ishtadevatā should be worshipped daily with sixteen Upachāras, or with ten if it is not possible to worship with sixteen, or with five Upachāras if it is not possible to worship with even Ten". Mahānirvānatantra 13th Ullása gives the sixteen, ten and five Upachāras in the following verses:
आसनं स्वागतं पाद्यमय॑माचमनीयकम् । मधुपर्कस्तथाचम्यं स्नानीय वस्त्रभूषणे ॥२०३।। गन्धपुष्पे धूपदीपो नैवेद्यं वन्दनं तथा ।
देवार्चनासु निर्दिष्टा उपचाराश्च षोडश ॥२०४॥ (1) A seat, (2) welcome, (3) water to wash the feet, (4) offering (of rice, flower, sandal paste, Durvā grass and water in the vessel of kushi), (5) water for rinsing the mouth, (6) Madhuparka (Honey, ghee,
