Matsya Purana 58.42
Matsyapurāṇa 58.42
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- Sanskrit
58.42
rocanāñca sasiddhārthāṃ gandhaṃ guggulameva ca.
snapanaṃ tasya kartavyaṃ pañcabhaṅgasamanvitam.. 58.39 ..
Note.—Adhivâsana=Scenting with perfumes. (2) Preliminary consecration of an image, its invocation and worship by suitable mantras, before the commencement of a sacrifice. (3) Making a divinity assume its abode in an image. Then the worshipper should bathe in the water, incensed with the following things:—the yellow pigment white mustard, sandal paste and resin together with pañchagavya (five products of the cow).—39.
Translations (1)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
Linked texts (1)
- Matsya — Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Studies in the Purāṇic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs — Hazra 1940, English