Pūjā: A Study in Smārta Ritual |
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ABBOTT abhiseka acamana Acārendu according akṣata amukadevatābhyo namaḥ Ananta āratī areca nut arghya āvāhana āvāhayāmi betel BhavP bhūtas Brahmin Bṛhaspati ceremony conch curd daily pūjā darbha darbha grass deities Delhi Devī devotee devotee's dharmaśāstras dhyāna FILCHNER finger five nectars flowers Ganapati Gaṇeśa garment ghee gods GONDA GOUDRIAAN Hindu hymn idol illustration incense invoke KANE kraum Kṛṣṇa kunkuma lamp Lord Mahārāṣṭra maṇḍala mantras meditation mudrā naivedya namaḥ Nārāyaṇa noble deities nyāsa occurs offences offer sandalwood paste performing pūjā prāṇapratiṣṭhā pratigṛhyatām prayoga priest pūjā pūjā cf Pune quoting recited right hand rites ritual RVBKS sacred Salutation samarpayāmi samkalpa Satyanārāyaṇa seers Śiva smārta smṛti snake Śrauta story stotra śukla svāhā Tantric tathā temple texts tīrtha tradition translation Tṛbhā unbroken rice UNDERHILL 1921 upanayana Veda Vedic mantras verse vessel Viṣṇu vrata water for sipping worship