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

of a cow placed in an altar on a conch After this he
should do other items of worship and having washed the
same diagram with different juices and waters and put the
same on a golden seat Then Devi is to be invoked and the
diagram retouched and electrified with the mantra श्रां ह्री etc
Then is the worship to be done with the necessary `articles
Recitation of the hymns completes the worship.
34th CHAPTER .
In this the reader finds the details given about the
worship of Devi as done by the follower of Kulāchāra
Among many other things, he has to observe that he does
not keep fasts, does not see a naked lady or one with
visible breasts, that he avoids anything painful to women,
that he eats modestly so as to keep healthy, that when
sacrificing an animal he gets it beheaded by someone else
while reciting the mantra उद्बुध्यस्व etc. He is further directed
not to be too much given to hunting, nor to indulge in
gambling but to strictly watch the conduct of women at
home. He alone is to make use of the liquor, who is not
adversely affected by it but who on the other hand is
uniform in treatment to all beings, is equally affected by
honour or dishonour, by friend or foe, by stone or gold and
who speaks smilingly and with steady eyes The best sign
of success in worship is afforded by detachment, thurst