p.

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pat.ala

235

1^st

selection : of a guru, & of a site for a temple; nidhi-kalas`a (‘treasure-vase’) deposited at site; laying foundation-stone

2^nd

bali-pit.ha-s (oblation-stones); 5-fold fortifications

3^rd

praeparation of idol

4^th

man.d.apa-s (temple-halls); deities that guard gateways

5^th

purification of praeceptor by conversion into fire; depositing aks.ara-s (letters of alphabet) in the various parts of the body

6^th

consecration of idol, "depositing jewels in the hole in the seat in which the idol is to be fixed"; application of as.t.a-bandha (keeping idol fixed in place); servant to remove left-overs of offering; installation of flag-staff

7^th

daily services : "purifications of the soul by the priest"

8^th

filling of pots with 25 articles

9^th

oblations to Bhuta-s; "ceremonial sleep of the deity"

10^th

expiations to remove bad effects

236

11^th

renovations & reconstructions : of temple-mansions, of idol and of idol’s seats; refixation of idol with as.t.a-bandha (a special wax)

12^th

hand-poses for rites; specifications for making sacrificial utensils

part

description

adhi-s.t.hana

basement

pra-stara

beams which connect the pillars

s`ikhara

roof (consisting of rafters)

stupika

pinnacle [steeple]

style

its shape

Nagara

square

Dravid.a

hexagonal or octagonal

Vesara

circular

category of deities

#

in the south

in the north

mother-goddesses

1^st

Brahman.i

Vac-is`vari

2^nd

Maha-is`vari

Kriya

3^rd

Kumari

Kirti

4^th

Vais.n.avi

Laks.mi

5^th

Varahi

Sr.s.t.i

6^th

Indran.i

Vidya

7^th

Camun.d.i

S`anti

protector-gods

1^st

Vira-bhadra

S`ri-Dhara

2^nd

Gan.a-pati

As`va-mukha

events within temple campus

birth

death

entry of beasts to nigh the lamp-stand

hound

jackal

entry of beasts into inner courtyard

cat

hare

praesence of animals within the sanctum sanctorum

serpents

rats

entry of inner quadrangle of the shrine

people of the lower caste

vicissitudes befalling idol itself

fall of idol with breakage of its limbs

emmet-hill

growth of mushrooms

honeycombs

Khanana (‘digging’)

Haran.a (‘removal’ of soil)

Dahana (‘burning’ with fire)

Puran.a (‘filling’ with new soil)

Go-nivasana (‘cow-stalling’ & feeding them)

Vipra-ucchis.t.a-m (‘brahmin-feeding’ on ground)

Gavya (‘cow-products’, sprinkling with)

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purification

purificatory substance

1^st

Ks.alana (‘washing’)

kus`a-grass, paddy-grains, barks of 4 milky-sap trees

2^nd

Plavana (‘flooding’)

3^rd

Snana (‘bathing’)

4^th

Marjana (‘brushing’)

5^th

Dhara (‘streaming’)

perfumed water

6^th

Ava-gaha (‘immersion’)

pan~ca-gavya

7^th

Seka (‘pouring’)

pan~caka (5 pot-fuls of holy-water)

commentary

its author

Vimars`in.i

S`ankara the son of Nara-ayan.a

Vivaran.a

Kr.s.n.a S`arman