Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.s5.3

v2.c16.s5.3

A MONG the rites and ceremonies that are prescribed for kings for attaining success against their enemies is the adoration of Aghōramūrti. The description of the rites that have to be performed is given in the *Liṅgapurāṇa*. A priest who has attained mantra-siddhi or the power of efficaciously using mantras, should for that purpose repair to a place where there is a corpse or where there is a temple dedicated to the Saptamātṛikas (or the seven mothers), and construct five *kuṇḍas* (receptacles for fires), one on each cardinal point and one in the centre. On the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight * the ceremonies