History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.660

v6.c81.660

Then the performer should put a flower on his head, take flowers and rice grains in his hand and make an invocation (āvāhana) with two mantras to Durgā to be present in the bilva branch and establish her with the prayer to bestow long life, health and prosperity. He offers to the Devī the several upacāras of āsana, pādya, arghya &c. Then he should go near the sheaf of nine plants and repeat the mantra "O blessed Durgā! come, enter into the (sheaf of) plants; this is your place in the mortal world; I throw myself on your mercy"! So saying he should worship Devī in the *ghaṭa* (jar) with ten or five upacāras or with flowers and sandalwood paste with separate mantras for each of the nine plants (mentioned in note 415) in the form 'Hrīm, om, kadalīsthāyai brahmānyai namah' and so on (*Durgārcanapaddhati*⁴¹⁹ p. 669). Then he should worship Durgā with pādya and other upacāras⁴²⁰ and offer a kid or the like as an offering. The kid or he-buffalo should be dark and should be at least five years old.⁴²¹