Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c10.s2.19
Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c10.s2.19
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c10.s2.19
On the day of marriage, the duly initiated bridegroom—to whatever caste (Varṇa) he may belong—should bathe in the morning, perform his daily duties, and worship Viṣṇu in a Śālagrāma stone with relevant Vedic or Tāntric Mantras. He should carefully avoid the worship of the five Smārta deities (Pañcopāsanā, namely, Gaṇeśa, Śiva, Durgā, Sūrya and Viṣṇu), the nine planets, the Lokapālas and the sixteen Mātṛkās; but he should, in their stead, worship the five Mahābhāgavatas (namely Viṣvaksena, Sanaka and others).