Comparative Study of Mantrashastra

SR No.: 006575
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
Publication Year: 1944
Total Pages: 376
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, L000, & L020
File Size: 21 MB

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TANTRIK SADHANA: PLACES FOR WORSHIP
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PLACES FOR WORSHIP The best places are holy grounds, river-sides, caves, Tīrthas, summits of mountains, confluences of rivers, holy forests, solitary gardens, at the foot of bael tree, valleys, places overgrown with Tulasī plants, pasture lands, temples of Shiva without a bull, at the foot of Asvattha or Amalaki trees, cowsheds, islands, temples, seashore, one's own house, the abode of Guru, places which naturally lend to generate singlepointedness of mind and places free of animals and solitary.
TIME FOR WORSHIP "He who desires to reap a full crop of fruits from his rites should begin them in the morning and finish them all by noon."
According to Nigamakalpalatā “The daily worship should be begun after the passing of the half of the first Prahara and finished at the end of ten Dandas (Ghatis)" i. e. 11 hours after sun-rise and before expiry of 4 hours after sun-rise. "If Japa and so forth are performed in the morning, it is not improper to perform worship at noon." The appropriate time for performance of each of the 'Shatkarma' is indicated in the following verses:
ऋतुषटकं वसंताद्यमहोरात्रं भवेत् क्रमात् ॥ एकैकस्य ऋतोर्मानं घटिकादशकं मतम् । हेमन्तं च वसंताख्यं शिशिरं ग्रीष्मतोयदौ ॥ शरदं कर्मणां षट्के योजयेत्कमतः सुधीः ।
— TagITUT 34 aj to 6-9 पूर्वाह्न वश्यकर्माणि मध्याह्न प्रीतिनाशनम् । उच्चाटनं चापराहे संध्यायां मारणं तथा। शान्तिकं अर्धरात्रे च पौष्टिकं प्रातरेव हि ॥
-arrara Roq TO 988-989 Compare the above verses with verses 6 and 7 III Adhikāra, Sri Bhairava Padmâvati Kalpa and note the pratical identity of phraseology.
DIRECTION OF WORSHIP According to Bhāvachūdāmani "one should perform worship and other ritual acts at night, facing the north" and while worshipping Shiva