अध्याय ६२
श्लोक 1
लक्ष्मीप्रतिष्ठाविधिः भगवानुवाच समुदायेन देवादेः प्रतिष्ठां प्रवदामि ते ।लक्ष्म्याः प्रतिष्ठा प्रथमं तथा देवीगणस्य च
lakṣmīpratiṣṭhāvidhiḥ bhagavānuvāca samudāyena devādeḥ pratiṣṭhāṃ pravadāmi te / lakṣmyāḥ pratiṣṭhā prathamaṃ tathā devīgaṇasya ca
हिन्दी अर्थ
बारह आदित्योंके नाम इस प्रकार हैं-वरुण,
English
As before, one should do all rites such as bathing (the image) in the shed. (The image of) goddess Laksmi should be placed on the pedestal. One should place eight pitchers. The image should be anointed with ghee with the prin¬ cipal mantra and washed with the five things got from a cow. The eyes of (the goddess) Laksmi should be opened with (the recitation of the mantra) hiratiyavarnam harinim1.