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Podcast: Śivadyuti (शिवद्युति)
Episode: Śiva Purāṇa Vidyeśvara-saṁhitā 18c—The Śānti-yajña
Description: “The precincts of a temple, a cowshed, a sanctuary or one’s own courtyard shall be selected for the performance of sacrifice. It shall be on a raised platform at least two hastas high. It shall be well decorated. Paddy weighing a bhara shall be spread on the ground to make a large circle. Diagrams of lotuses shall be made in the middle, and in the eight quarters on the border of the circle. A big pot round which a thread is tied, shall be placed in the middle and eight other similar pots shall be placed in the eigh...