[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1468 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1468 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1468 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1468](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1468) The goddess should be worshipped by meditating upon her as carrying the weapons such as Kapāla (skull), Kheṭaka (shield) Ghaṇṭā (bell), Mirror, Tarjanī, bow, dhvaja (flag), ḍamaru (drum) and pāśa (rope) in the left hands and Śakti (dart) Mudgara, trident, vajra, sword, spear, conch, wheel and Śalāka (antimony) in the right hands. These weapons also should specially be worshipped. In the worship of the goddess, a cow (sacrificial animal) should be beheaded with a sword repeating the spell Kālī Kālī and the blood and flesh of that cow should be offered as oblation to the goddess Pūtanā uttering the spell, Kālī Kālī Vajreśvarī, lauhadaṇḍāyai namaḥ." Offering to Pūtanā should be made in the south west corner of the shrine of the Devī. In the same way offerings of blood and flesh should be made to the goddesses Pāparākṣasī in the North West corner, Carakī in the North East corner and Vidārikā in the South East corner. The same form of offerings should be made to the god Mahākauśika in the south East corner. The King should bathe in front of this god Mahākauśika and making an image of his enemy with rice flour, should break it. Then give that rice flour as oblation to the gods Skanda and Viśākha and worship the female ancestors such as Brāhmī and such others in the night. As ordained in the Vedas, the Devī should be bathed in Pañcāmṛta (milk, curds, butter, honey and water) and then worship before her, uttering the spell "Jayantī-maṅgala Kālī, Bhadrakālī Kapālinī, Durgā Śivā Kṣamā Dhātrī Svadhā Svāhā Namostu te". (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 185). - [Previous: c8.1467](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1467) - [Next: c8.1469](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1469) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.185) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1468](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1468) · Pramāṇa