Devakotthapana, Devakotthāpana, Devaka-utthapana: 1 definition
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Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: archive.org: History of Dharmasastra (Vol II Part I)Devakotthāpana (देवकोत्थापन) refers to “taking leave of the deities that had been invoked before the ceremonies began” and represents one of the various Marriage Rites (saṃskāra) according to the Saṃskāra-kaustubha of Anantadeva p. 532-533 and Saṃskāra-ratna-mālā of Gopīnatha p. 555-556—The main outlines of the marriage saṃskāra show a remarkable continuity for several thousand years from the times of the Rig Veda down to modern times.—Devakotthāpana and Maṇḍapodvāsana respectively refers to “taking leave of the deities that had been invoked before the ceremonies began and taking down the paṇḍal (canopy)”.—
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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