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Dvyāśrayakávya
SUN-WORSHIP Worshipping of the Sun and its eulogy in the morning by Kumārapāla is referred to (II.22;Ku.1.66). Svastivācana and Santivācana mantras were recited while worshipping the deity. (XVII.73).
AGASIYA-WORSHIP Agastya is worshipped in the Sindha territory. (IV. 89)
MOTHER GODDESSES Mother goddesses are mentioned in the Dvyāśrayakāvya (I.189, X.70). They are referred to in plural as 'Mātarah'(X.69). According to Abhayatilakagaại they are seven in number and Brāhmi is one of them. Puşkarākşagani on (Ku.IV.57) has enumerated them as 1. Amộtā, 2. Brahmāņi 3. Siddhamāheśvarī, 4. Kaumārī, 5. Vaişņavī, 6. Vārābi and 7. Cāmunạā. On another place, eight mother godesses are enumerated as 1. Brāhmī, 2. Māheśvarī. 3. Aindrī, 4, Värābi, 5. Vaişpaví, 6. Kaumnārī, 7. Carmamuņdā, 8. Kālasankarşiņi (Ku. IV.57). They are worshipped in temple called Mātrgțha (Ku. 1.84). Some of the names scatteringly occur in the Dvyāśrayakāvya.
Lakşmi: The worship of Mahālakṣmi is referred to(111.85; Ku. 1.88). Lakşmi cannot be attained without devotion (X.79), Karņa come to the temple of the Lakşmi with a number of lamps as he was desirous to get a son (X.7). There were Mantrācāryas in the temple who delvered a mantra to the worshipper (X.8). She was established on a Pīțha and worshipped with Bali, flowers and Āhuti (X.12). Akşasūtra was
1. For the antiquity of the Sun-worship in Gujarat, (a)Cousers, H.
Somanatha, A.SI. Vol. XLV(Imperial Series),p. 9. (b) Majumdar, A.K. op. cit., pp. 298-300.
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