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mantras, is stuck into the bundle. The bundle is then anointed with 

 various cosmetics and aromatic drugs and oils, and is placed by the 

 side of the idols.* The several plants are then separately invoked, 

 and the goddesses presiding over each, are worshipped. Brahmani 

 is the goddess of the Musa paradisaic®. Kalika of the Colocasia 

 mitiquorum, Durga of the G cuma longa, Kartiki of Sesbania Cefyp- 

 iiaca, Siva of Mgle marmelos, Eaktadantika of JPunica granatum 

 Sokarahita of Jonesia asolca, Chamunda of Colocasia indica, and 

 Lakshmi of Oryza sativa. 



The following are the mantras for worshipping them : 



* With the following mantras the nine plants are anointed with water. 



^f aTSJprr aT^^^T^T ^I3I?rf ■5T"5reTTfCf> I 

 ^TT^T^ ^fa <# WQ ^f% 7Z% WT II 



^jf ^tw^^tf^^if^ ^t f^^THk: i 



•^f% ^ ITfT^T^t^ SfT?iT *T? 'B^T II 



fsrf^rrT ^^rafrnrra sr#t^ Tsi ^fsre II 



WW *T ^f«TfTT ^3T f%JU f^ V^fail II 



<agf ^rsTT ^rsr^ s^v wrq'ta: it^t^t.- i 

 ^t ^r^te^f ■srr^qTf'? 9Tf<n^rr srn^Tfwt i 



