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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(DECEMBER, 1883.
bhattar now pours the water back into the first named Månasa, which is as it were another pot and replacing the coconnut he takes 5, 7 or Manasa" itself, and the Dhanushköti-tirtha (also 9 darbha stalks and touches the pot, while the form the number.") Sadhacharya (adhyayanabhatta) repeats the Gangi Sindhu Sarasvati cha Yamuna Gódávari Veda's_-the bhattar following him; this last Narmalá Kúver Kapil Prayaga-niyatd Vétrátakes 10 or 15 minutes. Again the bhattar vat-ity adayah || Krishna Bhimarathi cha Phalgu takes off the cocoanut and garland and lays Sarayúh Sri-Gand vlci G3 mati Nadyah Sri Harithem down, and dipping the darbha and mango palipankaja-bhovih kuryát sala mangalam || leaves in the water he drops it on his head. This "May the Sindhu, Sarasvati, Yamuna, Gois called atma-prókshanam. The rest of the davari, Narmad, Kavori, Kapilâ, Prayagawater he sprinkles over the floors of the Maha- niyata, Vetravati, Krishna, Bhimarathi, Phalgu, and Ardha-mandapas and the shrine, and on Sarayu, Gandaki, Gômatî-May these rivers the vessels used in the pújá,-to purify them. that take their source from the feet of Hari
Asthanikår brings water from a well called ever give prosperity!" the Köțitirtha, in the first Prákara, and fills a A sthanikâr then draws a curtain, that runs large vessel that stands in the shrine. The on a rod, across the Ardha-mandapa, and brings bhattar then takes a handful of sandalwood a dry cloth to the bhattar, who dries the linga paste," and rubs it on the linga and the pitham in with it, and with the rest of the water he which it stands. Next he pours water over it washes the floor round the védi and ties two froin the large vessel, repeating the mantra :- cloths round the linga, one of them in front
Sri-chakra Paramé ávaré na ghaitam betala- and round the middle of it (for vastra and upapápápahan | Sitd-mangala-vápikámsita-sarð brá- vastra); then he dips the second and fourth hmyan Hanumat-sarah | Agastyarh Raghu-Rama- fingers" of his hand in sandalwood paste and Lakshmana-Jard-Lakshmi-sarah pavakah || Cha- draws them across the front of the linga, krúkhyan Siva-Sancha-tirttha-Yamund-Gangá- leaving 3 lines on it, and on these he makes & Gayá kôlayah | Sri-sádhyamrita-Mdnasákhyam round spot--forming the tilaka. Then he puts aparai Srimad-Dhanushkóly-api ||
a garland over it and lays three bilva leaves "The Sri-chakra-tîrtha (holy water) which is (hilva-dalam) upon it. powerful to wipe off the sin of the Betala, 1 About 6 o'clock & sthanikár, accompanied was created by Paramêśvara. The holy waters, by musicians playing, brings to the door of the Sitâvâpi, Maigalavapi, Amrita-saras, Brah. shrine naivedya, of boiled rice, bread, curriesmyam-saras, Hanûmat-saras, Agastya-tîrtha, more than an ordinary meal to a single person. Raghurima-tirtha, Jata-tirtha, Lakshmana- The bhattar sprinkles the food with a few saras, Chakra-tirtha, Siva-tirtha, Samkha-tirtha, drops of water, and repeats the Gayatri :Yamuna-tirtha, Ganga-tîrtha, Gaya-tirtha, and Ôi bhúr bhuvas suvah Oi tat savitur varlothers, form the karôr of holy waters. The nyai bhargé dévasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah holy Sadhyamrita-tîrtha, the holy (water) prachôdayat" | 1 Printed in the Party Thavachanam panchadi.
Purchagavya; seventh, by the milk-bath; eighth is said 1. Composed of sandalwood powder, musk, saffron
to be cards; ninth is said to be ghi; tenth, is Panchimflowers, sandalwood oil, civet (javadu and puruhu).
rita; eleventi, the fruit juice ought to be poured; besoar (garichana), and pachchz-karpura. The following
twelfth is said to be honay ; thirteenth, the sugar-cane are the sixteen kinds of baths :
juice; fourteenth, the tandar cocoanut (juice); fiftoonth, Prathaman gandhatailan cha dvitiyaris likuch na tu
fragrant water; and sixtaenth comes the pura water. Trittyam mudgupishtari cha chaturthalt rajanin
Thus sixtoon kinds of bath, with the pouring of pure tath41
wator in the midst, are enumerated." Panchamam ardravastraris cha shashlhar gavyabhi
Abhishka-phalam sh&chanam
Piranhnd chabhishkuh tu sarva pepa-vint anam Saptaman payasa eninam ashtamah dadhir uchyate||
Madhythnd chibhishekaih tu sarva-savi patpradam Navamanh ghritam
bhavêt buktavis dažam pafchampitazh tatha
Sayahnt chabhishkash tu sarva-vyidhi vinasanam Phalasdran dadt Raudranis dvadasam madhur
“The performanca of the bath worship in the morning nchyate |
takes away all our sins. The performance of the bath Ikshu-r/raih traydalaris naliktranh chaturdasam
worship at the noon gives us all prosperity. The perPanchadalasis gandhahaimais suddhodash shcasam
formance of tho bath worship in the evening drives bhavet ||
Away all our sickness." Shidara-sapanam proktam madhye suddhôdakais
20 i.e., of a man possessed by the Betala. saha
21 The famous Månas Saras. "First of all, by the scented oil; second, by the lime
* Sometimes this is done with three fingers. juice; third, by the flour of green pulse; fourth, by 30.n! Let us meditate on the gloriaus splendour of turmeric powder; fifth, by the wet cloth; sixth, by the that divine sun, that he may inspira us."-H. H. Wilson.
