गान्धर्व तन्त्र (शैव-शाक्त आगम - मन्त्र-रहस्य, यन्त्र एवं देवतोपासना सटीक)

It is to be done either as Nitya or as Naimittika or as Kāmya By the first is meant that which is done every- day and omission of which is sinful By the second is meant that which is done occasionally with a definite end in view and failure in the performance of which is attended with the evil consequences The last denotes that kind of worship which is done avowedly to gain some object. In rendering all these kinds of worships it is to be kept in view that nothing is done contrary to the popular usage Worship in all its forms if done without any desire to gain this or that object is viewed as Sāttvika (3) Performance of the acts that are prescribed for him by the Shruti and Smriti such as service to the parents and entertainment of frien- ds and relations, maintenance and protection of the dependents, preservation of peace and order with a view to honouring the righteous and punishing the wicked (4) Meditation upon Tripura Sundari and Tripura Bhairva four times a day in the morning, mid-day, evening and mid night 23rd CHAPTER This describes the importance of worshipping the girls, their prescribed ages and the way in which they are to be worshipped Maidens also are mentioned in this chapter to receive the worship of the practitioner as representing the eight mothers Brāhmi etc.