History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.690
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.690
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Oṁkāra, and other liṅgas at Kāśī 639n Ordeal, of fire, mentioned in Tāṇḍya Brāhmaṇa Osiris, Egyptian legend of, resembles Yama 342n Ownership, private, none in forests, holy mountains, holy places, temples 377 Pādakṛcchra, 143 Padārthādarśa 319n Padmapurāṇa, 163, 221n, 263, 266, 310, 338n, 344, 348, 361n, 372, 374, 375, 376n, 401, 403, 404, 407, 410n, 413n, 414, 418, 420, 423, 445n, 447n, 448, 449n, 468n, 480, 483n, 484n, 497n, 518, 521, 528, 530, 535, 536, 539n, 548, 549, 555n, 560, 561n, 562n, 563, 564, 565n, 566n, 568, 573, 576, 578n, 582, 585, 588, 591n, 594n, 597, 598n, 599, 600, 601, 603n, 605, 606n, 608, 614, 615, 616n, 617, 623, 625n, 626, 627, 628, 630n, 639 (dozens of verses are the same as those in Kūrma), 640, 648n (borrows from Vanaparva), 649, 651, 653, 659, 661n, 664n, 682n, 683n, 685, 690, 691, 703, 707, 713 Pādonakṛcchra, 143; is ¾ths of Prājāpatya 143 Paiṅgya 272n Paithīnasi 17, 71, 110, 218, 239, 240, 276, 284, 291, 484, 519, 577n, 578 Paitṛka mantras are Ṛg X. 15. 1-13 Pākayajñas or Mahāyajñas, five in number 47n Pākayajñas are seven acc. to gṛhyasūtras and dharma-sūtras 112n Pakṣadhara-miśra 59 Pakṣiṇī, meaning of 278 Pala, quantity of 139n Palāśa leaves, number of, used in making an effigy of a person for cremation 224-225 Paṇa, is copper weighing 80 *raktikās* 129 Pañcagavya, could be taken by a śūdra without mantras in medieval times though forbidden in early works 143, to be taken at the end of each prāyaścitta 121; ingredients of 141;
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materials of, taken with separate mantras 146, same as Brahmakūrca acc to some smṛtis 147, to be offered into fire with mantras and drunk for the removal of several sins of a petty nature 141 Pañcāgnividyā 188 Pañcajanāḥ, meaning of 344-345 Pañcāla, country of, was divided into north and south 682 Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa 602 Pandharpur 712-722, all attendants in Vithobā's temple, except *Baḍves*, are called *sevādhārīs*, who have hereditary duties to perform and are of seven sorts viz Pujārī, Benārī, Paricāraka, Haridās, Dīṅgre, Dīvte and Dange 714, chief temple in P is that of Vithobā and behind it is the temple of Rakhumāī 713, derivation of name Vitthala 721, description of Vithobā's image in Skandapurāṇa agrees with the present image and in the description by Tukārām are mixed up actual, legendary and ideal elements 720, description of the image of Vithobā at P. 714-715, 720; had risen in sanctity and importance in the 15th century follows from the fact that both Caitanya and Vallabhācārya visited it 718; image of Vithobā was the same before Hemādri as it is now 718; image of Vithobā is neither Buddhist nor Jain 722, is called Pauṇḍarīkakṣetra on Bhīmarathī in an inscription of 1249 A. D., Pāṇḍuraṅgapura in another of 1270 A.
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D., Pandarage in an inscription in the Vithobā temple itself of 1237 A D., where god Vitthaladeva and Pundarika are both referred to and Pandaraṅgapallī 716-717, large staff of priests and attendants in temple of Vithobā, the chief of whom are the Badves who are held to be trustees and guardians of the temple by the Bombay High Court 713; modern P. lies along the right bank of the Bhīmā river 713, one of the most popular places of pilgrimage in the the Bombay State 712, ordinary and special services in the Vithobā temple treat the image as if it were some high personage requiring bath, dress, food, songs, sleep &c. 714, P. cannot claim great antiquity 713, Padmapurāṇa mentions the image of Vitthala Viṣṇu on the Bhīmarathī 713, pilgrims to P. may be divided into two classes, regular visitors and occasional visitors and the first class comprises those called Vārkaris 722, pilgrims formerly used to embrace the image of Vithobā and also touched the feet, but since about 1873 the feet alone are allowed to be touched 715, 721, priests of the goddess Rakhumāi are known as *utpāts* 714, river Bhīmā is called Candrabhāgā within Pandharpur limits and its water is believed to possess sin-purifying powers 716, scheme of management for Vithobā temple at P. 713n, several controversial questions arise as to Vithobā's temple viz.
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date of the installation of the image, whether it is an old one, the ancient name of P and derivation of the word Vitthala 716, story of Puṇḍlīk 715, temple of Puṇḍlīk, who is not a god but a devotee of Vithobā, is in the bed of the Bhīmā river about 500 yards east of Vithobā's temple 715, temples at P are numerous and are described in Bombay Gazetteer, vol. 20 pp. 434-468, 716, tradition that the image of Vithobā was removed several times by the Badves and brought back 719, Vārkari cult, characteristics of 722; Vithobā's image is variously called viz. Pāṇḍuraṅga, Pandhari, Vitthal, Vitthalanātha 721.