[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v6.c81.652 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.652 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.652 - **Language:** English ### [v6.c81.652](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c81.652) ⁴¹⁴ ततो महीं गृहीत्वा तत्तन्मन्त्रं गायत्रीं वा पठित्वा अनया मह्या अमुष्या भगवत्या दुर्गादेव्याः शुभाधिवासनमस्तु इत्यादिन। विल्ववृक्षेऽधिवासयेत्। तत्र द्रव्याणि। मही गन्धः शिला धान्यं दुर्वा पुष्प फल दधि। घृतं स्वस्तिक-सिन्दूरं शङ्ककज्जलरोचना। सिद्धार्थं काञ्चनं रूप्यं ताम्रं चामरदर्पणम्। दीपः मशास्तिपात्रं च विज्ञेयमधिवासने। दुर्गार्चनपद्धति p 664. Svastika is explained by Mr Ghosh in his note on p XLVI 'It is made of dough of rice It is moulded by brāhmaṇa ladies and painted yellow It is supposed to represent the generative principle of the deity. It is shaped, like a triangle ' - [Previous: v6.c81.651](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c81.651) - [Next: v6.c81.653](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c81.653) - [Up: v6.c81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c81) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c81.652](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c81.652) · Pramāṇa