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Communication With God : The Daliy Puja Ceremony In The Jagannatha Temple
Author: Gaya Charan Tripathi
ISBN: 9788173052620
Binding: Hard Cover
Publishing Year: 2004
Publisher: Indira Gandhi National Centre
Number of Pages: 509
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first time presents in a very detailed manner the various rites forming the daily Puja ceremony of one of the most famous and important temples of the Hindus, namely that of Jagannatha at Puri. The study is based on a large number of authentic palm-leaf manuscripts discovered and collected by the author in Orissa, substantiated by his personal observation and information acquired from the temple functionaries. It is a well-known fact that the study of Hindu temple rituals has not yet been taken up so extensively and seriously as that of the Vedic rituals Preface. I. The Sthala mahatmyas 1. Introduction. 2. Purusottama mahatmya of the Skanda Purana. 3. Purusottama mahatmya of the Brahma Purana. 4. Purusottama mahatmya of the Narada Purana. 5. The Mahapurusavidya. 6. Purusottama mahatmya of the Padma Purana. II. Manuscripts bearing on the Puja of Jagannatha 1. Gopalarcana Vidhi (GAV). 2. Niladrinathasya Pujavidhi (NNP). 3. Gopalarcana Paddhati of Vasudeva (GAP). 4. Niladrimahodaya (NM). 5. Vamadeva Samhita (VS). 6. Surisarvasva (SS). 7. Nilacalesarcana Candrika (NAC) of Sadasiva. 8. The Astadasaksaramantra Paddhatis (AMP). III. Preparations and preliminaries 1. The deities. 2. Nature and frequency of puja. 3. Offerings of food during the puja. 4. Rites preceding the puja. 5. The worshippers. 6. Qualifications of a temple worshipper. 7. Purificatory rites of a temple worshipper. 8. Purificatory rites at the Temple Gate. 9. Entrance into the temple and the worship of Kalaratri. 10. Taking seat on the Jewel Platform. 11. Removal of obstacles (Vighnotsarana). 12. Seeking permission from Bhairava. 13. Ringing of bell and the beginning of puja. 14. Arrangement of the articles to be used in puja. IV. Ritual purification of the self 1. Samanyarghya vidhi. 2. Asana suddhi (purification of the seat). 3. Bhutasuddhi (purification of the elements of the body). 4. Pranapratistha (establishment of the vital breaths). 5. Karasuddhi. 6. Pranayama. 7. Matrkanyasa. V. Deification of the self 1. Kesavadinyasa. 2. Tattvanyasa. 3. Pranayama. 4. Bhavanacatustaya. 5. Mantranyasa. 6. Murtipanjaranyasa. VI. Internal worship (antaryaga) of the deity 1. Karanyasa/Anganyasa with the Astra mantra and Digbandhana. 2. Meditation upon the deity. 3. Feeling of oneness with the deity. 4. Abstract offerings of Arghya and Upacaras etc. to the deity. 5. Abstract fire sacrifice. 6. Concluding rites of the internal worship. 7. Arghya samskara (Visesarghya vidhi). 8. Upacara samskara (sanctification of the upacaras). 9. Atmapuja (worship of the self). 10. Suddhitraya (The purification of the worshipper the mantra and the deity). VII. Realisation of the deity and her external worship 1. Seeking permission from the deity to start with her external worship. 2. Devatapithapuja. 3. Invocation of the deity. 4. Rites following the invocation The establishment etc. of the deity. 5. Pranapratistha investing the deity with vital breaths. 6. Nyasas on the body of the deity. 7. Showing of the sixteen Nija mudras of the deity. 8. Offering of upacaras. 9. Offering of flowers to the deity with the Mantry syllables The five puspanjalis. 10. Avaranapuja. 11. Continuation of the offering of upacaras. 12. Candanaivedya (or the Bahyabali). VIII. Concluding rites and bidding farewell to the deity 1. Prasannarca. 2. Aratrikam main lustration. 3. Vandana (obeisance) the last of the upacaras. 4. Rajopacaras the upacaras symbolising royal power. 5. Brahmarpana (and atmasamarpana). 6. Hinapuranaka making good of shortcomings. 7. Udvasana displacement i.e. bidding farewell to the deity. 8. Nirmalyagrahana and prasadasevana etc. 9. Rajasirvada benediction to the king. 10. Pradaksina and pranama circumambulation and prostration. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. The work for the first time presents in a very detailed manner the various rites forming the daily puja ceremony of one of the most famous and important temples of the Hindus namely that of Jagannatha at Puri. The study is based on a large number of authentic palm leaf manuscripts discovered and collected by the author in Orissa substantiated by his personal observation and information acquired from the temple functionaries. It is a well known fact that the study of Hindu temple rituals has not yet been taken up so extensively and seriously as that of the Vedic rituals. This work seeks to fill up this desirable gap and is a significant contribution to the study of the process of formation of the medieval Hinduism and its gradual development.
About Author
Prof. Gaya Charan Tripathi, born at Agra in 1939 in a family of traditional Sanskrit scholars, studied at Agra, Moradabad, Pune 1959, Ph.D. on Vedic deities, Agra 1962, German Academic Exchange Service Fellow to the University of Freiburg 1962-66, Dr.Phil. Freiburg 1966, D.Litt. in Ancient Indian History Allahabad 1986
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