118 Isānasivagurudevapaddhati Tamraparni etc. Rivers located in the different parts of the country are invoked to be present in the pots. Different sacred materials ase used in the function. In this connection the author quotes Prayogamañjari an earlier text on Tantra produced in Kerala as follows : प्रसादाभिमुखं निवेश्य शयने वामेन मन्त्रण त च्चैतन्यं परमं नियोज्य विधिवत् तस्मिन् षडध्वान्वितम् । पञ्चब्रह्मविराजितं च सकलं संकल्प्य सृष्टिकमात् व्योमव्यापिमनुस्वरूपिणमभुं तत्वैस्त्रिभिर्भाजितम् ॥ Only after the invocation the divine power is imagined in an idol. Now it is time to offer oblations to the god in the form of flowers, cooked rice and other things along with the chanting of hymns. (47) Rites in connection with the installation are detailed again in this section. The various rituals to be performed are noted. The mantras to be employed are enumerated. The benefits accrued from these are also narrated. The subject matter of the section is mentioned as follows: इत्थ प्रतिष्ठा कथितेन्दुमौलेर्ज्येष्ठादि लिङ्गाभ्युचिता यथावत् । श्रेष्ठानि तन्त्राणि शिवोदितानि काष्ठान्तमालोच्य बहुप्रकारम् ॥ ( 48 ) Daily rituals of the temples form the topic in this section. Cooked rice is to be offered to the deity thrice a day to the accompaniment of the chanting of mantras. Quoting Prayoga- manjarī the author states: कुर्यान्नित्यबलिं त्रिसन्ध्यमुदितं पाक्यस्तदर्थं चरु- र्ह्रन्मन्त्रेण तु तण्डुलांस्तु सलिलैः प्रक्षाल्य चाग्नौपयेत् । तेनाज्यं त्वाभधार्य युक्तसमये मूलेन मन्त्रेण तत् तेनैवाप्यवतार्य तेज हविषा लिङ्गं प्रकुर्यात् शुभम् ॥ The priest is to offer the oblation to minor deities of the shrine on these occasion. The beating of the musical instruments is necessary in many rites. So from morning to evening until the ceremonial sleep of the deity many functions are to be carried out. There shall be festivals once in a year or once in six months. During these occasions the god is to be taken around the shrine campus or streets in palanquins or chariots of special kind. The
