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| | Chapter 9 - The Ten Kinds of Purificatory Rites (Sangskara) |
 | | Hring, Salutation to the raw-meat eaters: Svaha (18). |
 | | They should be worshipped in the jars on the East side of the square, and then the sixteen Matrikas—namely, Gauri and others—should be worshipped in their order (87). |
 | | The sixteen Matrikas are Gauri, Padma, Shachi, Medha, Savitri, Vijaya, Jaya, Deva-sena, Svadha, Svaha, Shanti, Pushti, Dhriti, Kshama, the worshipper’s own tutelary Devata, and the family Devata (88). |
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