| Temples & Legends Of Somanatha |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
CINTRA PRASHASTI OF THE REIGN OF SARANGADEVA |
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remaining portion of the inscription (verses 47 to 72) mentions the benefaction which
Tripurantaka made in order to provide for the service of the temple and rules regarding
the worship. This section offers considerable difficulties because the rules regarding the
worship are awkwardly arranged and obscure. The only chance of clearing up all the difficulties would be enquiries on the spot among the priests of Somanatha and other Shaiva establishments in Kathiawar and Gujarat. The enumeration of the benefaction and the rules runs as follows: - Verse 47. -"In order to cleanse the gods daily-two kavidas of water and a broom of Ziziphus Jujuba [Kolini =-kolamayi=made of kola (Ziziphus Jujuba) for sweeping the buildings" [Jagati=Vastu (given for the word in the Vaijayanti of Yadava- prakasha)]. |
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