गान्धर्व तन्त्र (शैव-शाक्त आगम - मन्त्र-रहस्य, यन्त्र एवं देवतोपासना सटीक)

It is to be done either as Nitya or as Naimittika or as
Kāmya By the first is meant that which is done every-
day and omission of which is sinful By the second is
meant that which is done occasionally with a definite end
in view and failure in the performance of which is attended
with the evil consequences The last denotes that kind of
worship which is done avowedly to gain some object. In
rendering all these kinds of worships it is to be kept in
view that nothing is done contrary to the popular usage
Worship in all its forms if done without any desire to gain
this or that object is viewed as Sāttvika (3) Performance
of the acts that are prescribed for him by the Shruti and
Smriti such as service to the parents and entertainment of frien-
ds and relations, maintenance and protection of the dependents,
preservation of peace and order with a view to honouring
the righteous and punishing the wicked (4) Meditation
upon Tripura Sundari and Tripura Bhairva four times a
day in the morning, mid-day, evening and mid night
23rd CHAPTER
This describes the importance of worshipping
the girls, their prescribed ages and the way in
which they are to be worshipped Maidens also are mentioned
in this chapter to receive the worship of the practitioner
as representing the eight mothers Brāhmi etc.