Contents
CONTENTS
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| INTRODUCTION | |
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| Darsapûrnamâseshtî, or New and Full-moon Sacrifices | |
| Vow of Abstinence | |
| Preparation of Offerings | |
| Leading forth of Pranîtâh | |
| Taking out of rice for the cakes | |
| Preparation of strainers and consecration of the rice by sprinkling with lustral water | |
| Husking and grinding of the rice | |
| Putting on of the potsherds | |
| Preparation and baking of the cakes | |
| Preparation of the Altar | |
| Samishtayagus, or throwing away of the grass-bush | |
| Lines of enclosure | |
| Cleaning of spoons | |
| Girding of the sacrificer's wife and eyeing of the butter | |
| The offering-spoons | |
| Covering of the altar with sacrificial grass | |
| Enclosing of the fire with the Paridhis | |
| Kindling of the Fire | |
| The Pravara, or choosing of the Divine Hotri | |
| Âghârau, or two libations of ghee | |
| The Pravara, or choosing of Human Hotri | |
| Prayâgas, or fore-offerings | |
| Âgyabhâgau, or two butter-portions to Agni-Soma | |
| Special Preliminary Rites of New-moon Sacrifice | |
| Chief Offerings, viz. | |
| Cake to Agni. |
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| Low-voiced offering (upâmsuyâga) to Agni-Soma. |
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| Cake to Agni-Soma at Full-moon Sacrifice. |
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| Cake to Indra-Agni, or Sâmnâyya to Indra at New-moon Sacrifice. |
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| Oblation to Agni Svishtakrit | |
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| Brahman's portions | |
| Idâ | |
| Anuyâgas, or after-offerings | |
| Sûktavâka, Samyuvâka, and offering of remains | |
| Patnîsamyâgas | |
| Concluding ceremonies | |
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| Agnyâdhâna, or Establishment of Sacred Fires | |
| Sambhâras | |
| Asterisms suitable for Agnyâdhâna | |
| Seasons suitable for Agnyâdhâna | |
| Upavasatha | |
| Churning and laying down of fire | |
| Oblations | |
| Punarâdheya, or Re-establishment of Fire | |
| Agnihotra, or Morning and Evening Milk-offerings | |
| Agnyupasthâna, or Worship of Fires | |
| Pindapitriyagña, or Oblation of Obsequial Cakes to Deceased Ancestors | |
| Âgrayaneshti, or Offering of First-fruits | |
| Dâkshâyana (New and Full-moon) Sacrifice | |
| Kâturmâsyâni, or Seasonal Sacrifices | |
| Vaisvadeva | |
| Varunapraghâsâh | |
| Sâkamedhâh | |
| Mahâhavih, or great oblation | |
| Mahâ-pitriyagña | |
| Oblation to Rudra Tryambaka | |
| Sunâsîrya | |
| Additions and Corrections | |
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