Haribhakti vilasa:

 

(tithi naksatra adhisthatri devata puja,)

visvaksena puja

(matrgana puja)

 vrddhi sraddha

 

acarya varana and puja (madhuparka etc. cloth, ornaments)

rtvik varana

 

punyaha svasti vacana

 

 

construction of adhivasa mandapa:

 

10,12 or 16 hands square  or 4 hands more than the deity room

with doors, vedi

toranas should be covered with white cloth , deocrated with flowers

spread with river earth and sand

 

doors

 

east: plaksa   or   asvatha

south: udumbara     udumbara

wst; pippal         banyan

north: banyan       plaksa

 

with cakras and kumbhas

 

ankura (seven)

 

with colored cloth canopy sizee of mandapa, size of vedi or size of mandala

 

vedi:

situated in center, five hands square, one hand high  wwith four kundas in fourdirections:  square, semicircle, round, padma 

and graha vedi in isana corner. to the rigth of the graha vedi square acarya kunda  kundas shoulbe thirteen fingers from edge of vedi.

 

KThe sponsor and his family should enter witht he priests from the west door of the mandapa 

 

manala ghats shoulbe established on either side of the four doors. filled with fragrant water, gold, decorated with flowers cocnut and cloth   black kumbhas not permitted.

 

 

 

snana mandapa:

to the left (north) of the adhivas mandapa build the snan mandapa, four hands square (itmay be half, third or quarter  size of adhivasa mandapa with four doors with a vedi two or three hands square. floor should be sand.

for bathing, for kumbhas (isana) and for materials (southeast) separate mandapa may be built.

 

flags: seven hands lng twelve fingers wide, on seven hand poles

east red

fiery, black white yellow lohita white multicolored

worship of the eight directions.

 

proksna using panca gavya

establish kumbha in isana worship hari  angadea, sudarsana , take to adhivasa mandapa place on rice and worship hari and cover

then draw cakrabja mandala and int he southeast mandapa svastiak mandala with a bed.

 

in the isana mandapa build a pith of wood  for bathing the deity.

In the kumbha mandapa arrange the kumbhs with proper materials n themfill with water and chant sri sukta over them. also aange other matrials for worship.

 

(the murti should be brought and bathed outside the snana mandapa  with 20 pots of water)

(in the guru kunda call vaisnva agni  and offer to visnu 108 times saying visnu gayatri sprinkle sampat on the kalasas.)

 

mangala sutra binding

then bathe and worship the deities  and worship makrs of deity

bathe deities again

godana by sponsor to acarya

open eyes anoint eyes

offer arghya svastvacana mark with gold

pancagavya snana etc. pancamrta on pindika

 

sayana adhivasa:

take off the kautuka thread, then take thelord on procession

to the adhivasa mandapa,lay the Lordupon a bed facing east with pillow, and pradaksina. establish nidra kumbhanear head, offer mustard soaked in honey and ghee, touching it to the limbs of the lord's body, offer flowers, and lay him on the right side,white  thread should be tied around his wrist. and cover him.  the mandapa should be filled with wonderful edibles and household articles, and lamps should e lit at the doors. 4 kumbhas should be placed at the Lord's feet

offer bali

 

door japa

 

homa; establish according to grha ritual, acarya  perform homa near the Lord's head, call grahas 32 devatas, perform mahavyahrti, santi, pusti homa 1000 touching murtis feet, then middle and head .

the others should offer to nava graha, dikpalas asta murtis, and murti adhi devas 108,28 or8 times each

hayasirsa:

 

establish fire,

palasa ghee 10008 homa

brihi homa

vyahrti homa. sesame and ghee

mula mantra homa 1008

acarya madhu traya homa , deity mantra touching feet, navel, heart head with ghee mulk, yoghurt and hony. then touhc in reverse

108 oma touching head

10 homa touching heart

28 touching navel 8 touching feet

collect sampat and sprinkle on lords feet and head  save remainder for later bath

bali oferingmanas have festival all night

this may continue one three five or seven nights

 

dig a hole in the deity room and place  brahma sila

clean pindika with panca gavya

 

ratna nyasa

 

grains  east etc: dhanya, kulatha, arley, weat, sesame nibara, mung nispava  center: mustard

 

jewels:  east etc: diamond, pearl, cat's eye, sankha, crystal, ruby, moonstone, sapphire,  center: ruby

 

mineral:  haritala (sulphuret of arsenic) , manahsila (red arsenic), anjana (antimony), maksika (pyrites), saurastrika (earth from surat), gairika (red chalk), lead, sulphur,  center mercury

metal: gold, silver, iron, lead, bell metal, water ?,  sihlaka, copper

 

center: padma, kurma ananta, vasudha, sumeri in gold

 

ausadhi: candana, rakta candana, krsan aguru, sukla aguru, venamula, parajita, bala, sveta kantakari center brahmi suvarca

 

lacking grains: barley

lacking rjewels: pearl

lacking mineral;: haritala

lakcing meetals: gold

lacking ausadhi: parajita

place jewels sprinkle with milk over with cloth

 

(homa saying gayatri offering ghee soaked palasa wood 100 or 1000 times

mula mantra 100 times)

 

taking sampat  and water from all kumbhas should sprikle on diety

deity procession around temple or town,

deity  bath,  homa, bali offerings head priest should enter first with arghya

sponsor should touch the deity's back

worship pindika and draw laksmi bija one it and place deity on it

deity should be fixed so that it does not move

bath in ghee, sampat water ofer arghya

finish puja, chant japa silently to remove faults

deity nyasa

avahana pancamrta snana puja, pranan pradaiksina stuti

establish ssusbsidary murtis and worship

japa  praanama dance

respect to head priest and others

 

sprinkle sampat water on sponsosr

sponsor should offer worship and gifts to priests