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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kaṭibandhana (कटिबन्धन) refers to the “tying of the waistband” and is mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 1.20 while explaining the mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image (pārthiva-liṅga) according to the Vedic rites:—“[...] the tying of the waistband (kaṭibandhana) shall be performed devoutly with the mantra ‘Mā nastoke’ etc. The piece of cloth to be worn on the upper part of the body shall be offered with the mantra ‘Namo Dhṛṣṇave’ etc.”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kaṭibandhana (कटिबंधन).—n (S) A girdle or zone. Ex. kaṭibandhanēṃ aṅgajhōla paridhāna pītāmbara prāvaraṇēṃ hē sāmagrī āṇāvī.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)

Chapter 20 - Worshipping an earthen phallic image by chanting Vedic mantras < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]

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