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

the previous day and perform worship to Brahmins or teachers, Gaṇeśa, mother deities ad manes. The Japa is to be done in a suitable place which is to be selected carefully by testing the same with the help of the diagram called Kur- machakra consisting of nine sections in which the alphabet or the Mātṛkā is arranged in a prescribed manner The rosary to be used is to consist of the beads of pearl, crystal etc Beads may number a hundred, fifty or twentyeight One of them which stands for the Meru should be the biggest, the rest being gradually smaller in size and each bead should have a knot The holy articles of food such as curd, milk, Ghee etc should be taken and those of the opposed character should be avoided The practitioner should also observe sleeping on the earth, celibacy, silence, absence of envy, three daily baths, avoidance of mean acts, daily worship, daily charity, praising of the deity, occasional worship, reliance on the teacher and the deity and avoid the company of and eating with women, Sudra, outcast etc, lying, cheating, deceitful talk, hearing the music and seeing a dance etc Japa should not be done when the doer is without a Pavitra in the hand naked, with the head covered, without a seat, asleep, going or standing in the street, dark places or talking It should not be continued on seeing, talking to and hearing an outcast, sneezing, discharging the wind and yawning Everyday such an amount of Japa should be done from the morning till midday as has been fixed per day