नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

38 THE NATYASASTRA [ III. 44-

Nāṭya, and Kuvera with his followers eatables including cakes, and Locikās⁴.

45. These different kinds of foodstuffs should be offered to them and the Mantras to be uttered at the time of making offering to different gods will be as follows:—

46. (The Mantra for Brahman), O the god of gods, the most lordly one, the lotus-born one, the grand-father (of the worlds) accept this my offering consecrated by the Mantra.

47. (For Śiva) O the god of gods, the great god, the lord of Gaṇas¹ and the killer of Tripura, accept this my etc.

48. (For Viṣṇu), O Nārāyaṇa, Padmanābha, the best of the gods, with unrestrained movement, accept this my etc.

49. (For Indra), O Purandara, the lord of gods, the thunder bearer, the maker of the hundred exploits, accept this my etc.

50. (For Skanda), O Skanda the leader of the celestial army, the blessed one. the dear son of Śiva, O the six-mouthed one, accept this my etc

51. (For Sarasvatī), O the goddess of the gods, the very blessed one, the dear wife of Hari, accept this my etc.

52 (For goddesses Lakṣmī, Siddhi, Mati, Medhā) O Lakṣmī, Siddhi, Mati and Medhā, ye who are honoured by all the worlds, accept this my etc.

53. (For Māruta) O Māruta, you who know the might of all the creatures and are the life of all the world, accept this my etc.

54. (For Rākṣasas) O the great Rākṣasas, the great-souled

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⁴ locikā—This has been read in mss. as locitā, lopikā, lepikā, lipikā. The word seems to be connected with the NIA. luci, loci, from lociā, locikā.
45 (B. 46, G. 46) 36 (B. 47, G. 47).
47 (B. 51, G. 48). ¹ It should be marked here that Śiva has been called Gaṇeśvara, a term applied in later times to Gaṇapati only.
48 (B. 50, G. 49). 49 (B. 48, G. 50). 50 (B. 49, G. 51).
51 (B. 53, G. 52). 52 (B. 55, G. 55) 53 (B. 56, G. 53).
54 (B. 54, G. 54).