269 - The sacred formulas for the consecration of the umbrella and other royal insignia

  Pushkara said: 

1-3. Ishall describe the sacred formulas for (the consecration of) the umbrella and other things, the worship of which (would confer) victory and other things. “O One with great intellect! One having the splendour of jasmine! One having the lustre of snow, jasmine and moon! You be glorious by the true words of Brahmä, Soma, and Varuna and the power of the Sun. May youshield the king for the achievement of success and promotion of health in the same way as the cloud covers the earth for its welfare. 

4-9a. O Horse! You were born in the race of the Gandharvas (a kind of semi-divine beings). May you not become a defiler of the race. You be glorious by the true words of Brahmå, Soma and Varuna and the power of Fire (god) as well as the splendour of the Sun, the penance of the sages, the continence of Rudra (Siva) and the strength of the Wind (god). You remember that you are of royal birth. You remember the kaustubha gem. May you not incur the sin that would accrue to the killer of a brahmin, or to a patricide or to a matricide or to a person who utters a lie for the sake of (gaining) a land or to a man of the warrior-class who turns his back (upon the battle), although you may swiftly move that way. O Horse! May you not meet with adversity in the battle or on the road. May you be happy together with your master after killing the enemies in the battle. 

9b-13. O Banner of Indra! Suparna of great valour has taken his position on you. The lord of birds, Son of Vinatā, One (seated) on the banner of Nåråyaņa (Vishnu), A progeny of (sage) Kaśhyapa, One that carried away the nectar, The Enemy of the serpents, the Vehicle of (Lord) Vishņu, Immeasurable one, Unassailable in the battle, Destroyer of the enemies of the celestials, One having great strength, One having swift speed, One possessing a huge body, One who drinks the nectar, The winged one, One who has the swiftness of Maruti (son of Wind, Hanumat) is always present in you. You have been fixed by (Lord) Vishņu, the lord of lords, for the sake of Indra. May you always give me victory, prosperity and strength. (You) protect the warriors together with their horses, armours and weapons. You burn our enemies. 

14-23. Kumuda, Airávaņa, Padma, Pushpadanta, Vamana, Supratska, Añjana and Nila¹ are the eight (elephants) of divine origin. Their sons and grandsons constitute eight forces. You remember Bhadra, Manda, Mruga and Sankirņa that have been born in the different forests and have become great elephants. May the (eight) Vasus, (eleven) Rudras, (twelve) Adityas, the group of Maruts protect you. O King of elephants! Protect the master! May the obligation be discharged! (Lord) Indra, the lord of the celestials, riding the Airavata (the elephant of Indra) and wielding the (weapon) thunderbolt following you, protect you. May you gain victory in the battle and march always in good state. May you get the strength of Airåvata (elephant of Indra) in the battle. May you get wealth from Soma, strength from Vishņu, splendour from Sun, speed from wind, firmness from mountain, victory from Rudra and fame from Lord Purandara (Indra). May the elephants protect you in the battle. May the quarters in the company of Asvins (the two physicians of the gods) and Gandharvas (semi-divine beings) protect you in all the directions. May the Manus (the first representative of man-kind), Rudras, Vāyu, Soma, the great sages, Nägas (serpents), Kinnaras (semi-divine beings), Gandharvas (semi-divine beings), Yakshas (semi-divine beings), the hosts of spirits, planets, goblins with Adityas, the Lord of the goblins with the (divine) mothers, Indra, Skanda (son of Siva) the commander-in-chief (of the celestials) and Varuņa resting in you burn all the enemies. May the king gain victory. 

24-28a. May the festoons used by the enemy for decoration everywhere, fall down being struck by your splendour. In the same way as you haveshone at the time of killing (the demon) Kalanemi,¹ the destruction of Tripura², the battle with Hiranyakaśipu³ and the killing of all the demons, may youshine now. You remember the opportune moment. May the enemies of the king be destroyed quickly. (May the enemies) be conquered by different kinds of terrible diseases and weapons. May (the names) Pūtanā, Revati, Lekha and Kålaråtri that we have read (as terrible forces) burn all the enemies quickly with your help. 

1. A demon killed by Vishnu.

         2. The three cities destroyed by Siva.

3. A dernon killed by Vishnu.

28b-33. (O sword!) You have been created by the god of gods, the trident-bearer, (Lord) Sarva (Siva) out of the essence of the world at the great sacrifice in which everything was offered. The destroyer of the enemies! Remember the foremost form of Nandaka (the sword of Lord Krishņa). One having a dark complexion like the petals of blue lotus! Dark one! Destroyer of bad dreams! (Lord) Brahma has declared the following as your eight names: asiḥ, vishasanah, khadgaḥ, tikshaņadhåraḥ, durāsadaḥ, śrigarbhaḥ, vijayaḥ and dharmapålaḥ. Kruttikä is your asterism. Lord Maheśhvara (Siva) is  your preceptor. Gold is your body. Janārdana (Vishnu) is your lord. 

34. O Armour! You cause (the enemy forces) to feel ashamed in the battle. I will have fame in the army today. O Sinless one! Protect me, worthy of being protected by you! Obeisance to you. 

35-38. O War drum! You cause the hearts of enemies to tremble by your sound. You act in such a way that you may achieve victory for the king's army. Just as the excellent elephants get delighted on (hearing) the sound of the (colliding) clouds, in the same way (let us) rejoice on (hearing) your sound. You bring us joy. Just as the rumbling clouds cause fright in women, so also let our enemies get frightened by your sound in the battle. (These)should always be worshipped with sacred formulas. Theyshould be employed for victory etc. Every year (Lord) Vishņushould be anointed with ghee and water. The kingshould be given the ablution by an astrologer and priest.