Indranipuja, Indrāṇīpūjā, Indrani-puja: 1 definition
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Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: archive.org: History of Dharmasastra (Vol II Part I)Indrāṇīpūjā (इन्द्राणीपूजा) refers to the “worship of Śiva (and his consort Gaurī)” and represents one of the various Marriage Rites (saṃskāra) according to the Saṃskāra-kaustubha of Anantadeva p.756 and Saṃskāra-ratna-mālā of Gopīnatha p. 545—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.—Indrāṇīpūjā refers to the “worship of Indrānī (the consort of god Indra)”.—Note: This seems to have been comparatively an ancient practice as Kalidasa in Raghuvamsa VII.3 seems to refer to it (' there was absence of disturbers of svayamvara on account of the presence of Śacī) Probably Śacī was worshipped before the svayamvara began.
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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Partial matches: Indrani, Puja.
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