Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates ‘Sun-worship Vratas (9) Adityamandala-vidhi’ of the study on the Vedic influence of Sun-worship in the Puranas, conducted by Goswami Mitali in 2018. The tradition of observing Agnihotra sacrifice and the Sandhya, etc., is frequently observed among the Hindus. Another important innovation of the Sun-worship in the Puranas is the installation of the images of the Sun in the temples.—This section belongs to the series “Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Puranas”.
Sun-worship Vratas (9) Ādityamaṇḍala-vidhi
The Sun-god is worshipped with the Ādityamaṇḍalavidhi. The reference to it is found in the Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa.[1] A circle is made on the ground with red Sandalwood paste of Saffron. The apūpa that is made with white wheat or barley flour mixed with jaggery and ghee of cow milk is placed thereon and Sūrya is worshipped there with red flower. After worshipping the deity the maṇḍala should be gifted to the Brāhmaṇas along with raktavastras and fee with the citation of a particular mantra. By its observance people achieves kingship and heaven after death.
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[1]:
Bhaviṣyapurāṇa, 4. 44