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

of a cow placed in an altar on a conch After this he should do other items of worship and having washed the same diagram with different juices and waters and put the same on a golden seat Then Devi is to be invoked and the diagram retouched and electrified with the mantra श्रां ह्री etc Then is the worship to be done with the necessary `articles Recitation of the hymns completes the worship. 34th CHAPTER . In this the reader finds the details given about the worship of Devi as done by the follower of Kulāchāra Among many other things, he has to observe that he does not keep fasts, does not see a naked lady or one with visible breasts, that he avoids anything painful to women, that he eats modestly so as to keep healthy, that when sacrificing an animal he gets it beheaded by someone else while reciting the mantra उद्बुध्यस्व etc. He is further directed not to be too much given to hunting, nor to indulge in gambling but to strictly watch the conduct of women at home. He alone is to make use of the liquor, who is not adversely affected by it but who on the other hand is uniform in treatment to all beings, is equally affected by honour or dishonour, by friend or foe, by stone or gold and who speaks smilingly and with steady eyes The best sign of success in worship is afforded by detachment, thurst