Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates ‘Sun-worship Vratas (2) Arka-saptami’ 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 (2) Arka-saptamī
The Arkasaptamīvrata is performed for two years. It is started on a Sunday in the period of Uttarāyaṇa of any bright fortnight. The deity Sun is worshipped with it. On the fifth day, the worshipper observes ekabhakta, on the sixth day nakta, and observes fast on the seventh day and pāraṇā on the eighth. During the days of its observance, he should drink from a cup made of the leaves of Arka plants.