visarjana
विसर्जन visarjanaThe formal farewell that closes a puja, respectfully dismissing the invited presence of the deity.
Where this term appears
- What is Puja? Worship
Namaskara and pradakshina , salutation and circling. And visarjana , the formal farewell.
- What are Mudras? Lineages
There is a mudra of avahana , invocation, the two hands cupped and drawn inward to call the deity into the image; a mudra of sthapana , seating; and a mudra of visarjana , dismissal, at the very end.
- 'Idol worship' is a mistranslation Journal
If avahana invites the presence in, visarjana invites it to leave.
- Two Worships, Four Yagas Treatise
…l stages, meeting at the bindu at the centre, closing with the proper visarjana (the formal release of the deities back to their cosmic positions).