बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

Adh. LX. Sl. 16.19.] षष्टितमो ऽध्यायः 525 अभ्यर्च्य कुसुमवस्त्रानुलेपनैः शंखतूर्यनिर्घोषैः । प्रादक्षिण्येन नयेदायतनस्य प्रयत्नेन ॥१६॥ कृत्वा बलिं प्रभूतं सम्पूज्य ब्राह्मणांश्च सभ्यांश्च । दत्वा हिरण्यशकलं विनिक्षिपेत्पिण्डिकाश्वभ्रे ॥१७॥ स्थापकदैवज्ञद्विजसभ्यस्थपतीन् विशेषतोऽभ्यर्च्य । कल्याणानां भागी भवतीह परत्र च स्वर्गी ॥१८॥ Slokas 16-18.—After worshipping the idol with flo- wers, cloths and unguents, along with the sounds of conchs and musical instruments, it should be taken into the sanctum sanctorum with all precaution round the temple, i. e., from left to right. Then giving copious oblations and worshipping Brahmins and those of the religious assembly, the idol should be placed in the pit of the pedestal in which a gold-piece, has been deposited. By honouring especially the installer, astrologer, Brah- mins, the men of the assembly and the carpenter, one will get all blessed things in this world and heaven in the next. विष्णोर्भागवतान् मगांश्च सवितुः शम्भोः सभस्मद्विजान् मातृणामपि मण्डल क्रमविदो विप्रान् विदुर्ब्रह्मणः । शाक्यान् सर्वहितस्य शान्तमनसो नग्नान् जिनानां विदु- र्ये यं देवमुपाश्रिताः स्वविधिना तैस्तस्य कार्या क्रिया ॥१९॥ Sloka 19.—The installing priests of Vishnu are known as Bhagavatas; of the Sun as Magas; of Siva, as Pasupathas (ash-smeared ones); of the divine Mothers as those adepts in the rites of the Mothers' circle; of Brahman, Brahmins; of the Buddha, (all benevolent) of serene mind, as Sakyas; of the Jains, as naked monks. These different priests have to perform, according to the