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Kriyapada 97 गत्वा दमनकारामं गृह्णीयाद् दमनं बहु । समूलं किञ्चिदुद्धृत्य पात्रे ष्वाधाय चाखिलम् ॥
वसन्तस्मरकुम्भी चाप्यविसर्जितदेवतौ । उत्थाप्यारोपयेच्चैव गजयानादिकेऽखिलम् ॥
सनृत्तगीतवादित्रमङ्गलछत्रचामरम् अलङ कृत्य पथा यायात पुरग्रामालयादिकम् ॥
After procession the vessels are placed near the idol of Siva for the final rite. Oblations are offered to the diety with Mantras and prayers. Gifts are distributed among priests. The following stanza .. sums up the rite.
इत्यं वसन्तविहितम् सवसन्तयागं प्रोक्तं तदन्तमिह दामनकं हि पर्व ।
यद्वद् वसन्ततिलकं सुमनोभिरामं ।
तद्वन्मनोभिलषितान् फलतोह कामान् ।। (23)
The selection of the land for performing sacrifices, constructing temples and installing idols have to be carefully made on certain considerations. The quality of the land is often based on the particular caste of people living there. Hence a knowledge of the different types of land becomes necessary in Tantric rites. The land is generally classified into Sâmānya and Sankirņa. The first is fertile and inhabited by men and animals whereas the latter is unfit for living and cultivation.
Sāmānya, the generally fertile land is divided into four types, Purņa Supadma, Bhadra and Dhūmra. Each of these possesses certain characteristics. These consists in the availability of water, trees and shrubs that are generally found and the height from the sea level. It is in such places that people of the four castes live. While the first three are fit the last one, viz, Dhūmra is unfit for constructing temples and performing rituals. Sankirņa type of land is not resorted to by the people of the four caştes since there will be floods and typhoons often disturbing the normal life. The land is again classified from a different point of view and it is divided into four types and named after the four castes. Acidity, colour, smell level and other factors are taken into account in this classification,
