Contents
CONTENTS
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| INTRODUCTION | |
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| The Full and New-Moon Sacrifice (Supplementary Remarks). |
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| Time of Sacrifice | |
| Additional oblations to Indra Vimridh and Aditi | |
| Expiatory oblations (to Agni, Indra, Vishnu) at New Moon | |
| Birth of Pragâpati from golden egg | |
| He creates Gods (Agni, Indra, Soma, Parameshthin) and Asuras | |
| Sacrifice representing universe and man | |
| Brahman (n.), the origin and immortal element, of gods and universe | |
| Sacrifice, the Year | |
| The Agnihotra (esoteric doctrines) | |
| The Brahmakârin | |
| Uddâlaka Âruni and Svaidâyana | |
| Saulvâyana and Ayasthûna | |
| The Mitravindâ Sacrifice | |
| Srî dismembered | |
| Purûravas and Urvasî | |
| The Seasonal Sacrifices (Kâturmâsya) | |
| Saukeya Prâkînayogya and Uddâlaka Âruni on the Agnihotra | |
| The Upanayana, or Initiation of the Brâhmanical Student | |
| The Sâvitrî formula | |
| The Satâtirâtra Sattra | |
| The Morning-Litany (prâtaranuvâka) of the Atirâtra | |
| The Svâdhyâya, or Daily Study of the Veda | |
| The three Vedas, or triple science | |
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| The Adâbhya Cup of Soma | |
| Varuna and his son Bhrigu (on future states of existence) | |
| Ganaka of Videha on the Agnihotra | |
| Yâgñavalkya and Sâkalya (on the gods and the supreme deity) | |
| The Animal Sacrifice, of two kinds | |
| The Sacrificial stake (yûpa) | |
| The Victim and its deity | |
| The King of the Kesin and his Samrâg-cow | |
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| The Sacrificial Session (Sattra) | |
| Man, the Year | |
| The Tâpaskita Sattra | |
| Expiatory Ceremonies of the Agnihotra | |
| The going out of one of the fires | |
| The death of the Agnihotrin | |
| The burying of the dead body | |
| Expiatory Oblations of Soma-sacrifice | |
| The Sautrâmanî | |
| Namuki slain by Indra | |
| Preparation of the Surâ-liquor | |
| Oblations of milk and Surâ | |
| Oblations to the Fathers | |
| The Âsvina, Sârasvata, and Aindra cups | |
| Indra assisted and healed by the Asvins and Sarasvatî | |
| Consecration of Sacrificer | |
| Cakes to Indra, Savitri, and Varuna | |
| The Avabhritha, or purificatory bath | |
| Kâkra Sthapati performs Sautrâmanî for Dushtarîtu Paumsâyana | |
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| The Asvamedha, or Horse-sacrifice | |
| Fettering and sprinkling of Horse | |
| Stokîyâ oblations | |
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| Prakrama oblations | |
| Three cake-offerings to Savitri | |
| Dhriti oblations | |
| Lute playing by Brâhmana and Râganya | |
| Dîkshâ, or Initiation | |
| Vaisvadeva oblations | |
| Audgrabhana oblations | |
| First Soma-day (Agnishtoma) | |
| Annahomas (food oblations) | |
| Second Soma-day (Ukthya) | |
| Fettering of victims | |
| Bahishpavamâna-stotra | |
| Setting free of the wild victims | |
| Sacrificer drives with Horse to pond of water and back | |
| Horse anointed and adorned by Sacrificer's wives | |
| Brahmodya of Hotri and Brahman | |
| Sprinkling of Horse by Adhvaryu (and Sacrificer) | |
| Killing of Horse on cloths and plate of gold | |
| Wives led up to circumambulate and fan the Horse | |
| Mahishî addresses the Horse | |
| Priests’ colloquy with wives | |
| The Knife-paths made with needles | |
| The two Mahiman Cups of Soma | |
| The Chanting of the Katushtoma | |
| Aranyeऽnûkya oblations | |
| Svishtakrit oblations of blood | |
| Oblations to the Deaths | |
| Asvastomîyâ oblations | |
| Dvipadâ oblations | |
| Expiatory Offerings | |
| Right time for performing the Asvamedha | |
| Preliminary Ceremonies:--the mess of rice | |
| Sacrificer and wives pass the night in the sacrificial hall. | |
| Offering to Agni Pathikrit--the mouth of the Sacrifice | |
| Offering to Pûshan | |
| Leading up of the Horse, assisted by its noble keepers | |
| Three Sâvitra offerings (performed daily for a year) | |
| Brahman lute-player sings three gâthâs | |
| Horse and keepers sent to range the quarters | |
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| The Pâriplava Âkhyâna, or revolving legend | |
| Prakrama and Dhriti oblations | |
| Râganya lute-player sings three gâthâs | |
| Dîkshâ, or Initiation (at end of year) | |
| Sutyâ days | |
| The set of twenty-one sacrificial stakes | |
| The chanting of Gotama's Katushtoma | |
| The Sastras and Stotras of the Central (Ekavimsa) day | |
| The animal sacrifices of that day | |
| The Adhrigu litany | |
| The Mahishî and the Horse | |
| Colloquy of priests, chamberlain and women | |
| Brahmodya of priests | |
| The first Mahiman Cup of Soma | |
| The offering of the omenta (vapâ) | |
| The second Mahiman Cup of Soma | |
| The Stotras of the third (Atirâtra) day | |
| Various Arrangements of the Asvamedha Chants | |
| Offering of barren cows | |
| Animal sacrifices performed in following year | |
| The Purushamedha, or Human Sacrifice | |
| Animal sacrifices | |
| The (symbolical) human victims | |
| Purusha-Nârâyana litany (Purusha-sûkta) | |
| Traidhâtavî offering | |
| Uttara-Nârâyana litany | |
| Enumeration of the human victims | |
| The Sarvamedha, or All-Sacrifice | |
| The ten Sutyâ-days thereof | |
| Funeral Ceremonies | |
| Burial-ground (smasâna) | |
| Locality of the tomb | |
| Form and size of the tomb | |
| Preparation (sweeping, ploughing, sowing) of the site | |
| Depositing of charred bones | |
| Arranging of bones limb by limb. | |
| Body completed by bricks, like bird-shaped altar | |
| Height of sepulchral mound | |
| Driving in of pins marking site of mound | |
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| Furrows, dug south and north, filled with (milk and) water | |
| Passing the northern ones on three stones thrown in by each. | |
| Purification by Apâmârga plants and bath | |
| Home-going, and offering to Agni Âyushmat on house-fire | |
| Depositing of clod midway between grave and village | |
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| The Pravargya | |
| Sacrificial session performed by the gods at Kurukshetra | |
| Vishnu excels and becomes overweening | |
| Bowstring, gnawed by ants, cuts off his head | |
| The names 'Gharma, Pravargya, Mahâvîra, Samrâg' explained | |
| Vishnu's body divided between the gods | |
| Dadhyañk Âtharvana warned by Indra not to teach the sweet doctrine | |
| His head cut off by Indra, and restored by the Asvins | |
| Rule of abstinence observed when teaching the Pravargya | |
| Collecting materials for making the Mahâvîra pot | |
| Pragâpati, as the boar Emûsha, raises the Earth | |
| The making of the Mahâvîra vessels in shed | |
| The fumigating and baking of the vessels | |
| Depositing of vessels and implements in front of Gârhapatya | |
| The Hotri's recitation | |
| Sprinkling of pot with lustral water | |
| The Mahâvîra's (imperial) Throne-seat south of Âhavanîya | |
| The pot anointed with ghee | |
| The pot set down on mound upon burning reed-sheaths | |
| The Sacrificer invoking blessings upon the earth | |
| Pieces of Vikaṅkata wood laid round, and a gold plant upon the pot | |
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| Fanning of the fire with three pieces of antelope-skin till aglow | |
| Revering of the heated pot with the Avakâsa verses | |
| Offering of the first Rauhina cake | |
| Samrâg-cow tied and milked | |
| The pot lifted from the fire and placed on the tray | |
| Cooling of pot with goat's milk; and pouring in of cow's milk | |
| Oblations made by (muttering) the (twelve) wind-names | |
| Pouring of spilt milk and ghee from tray into pot | |
| Oblation to Asvins | |
| Anumantrana to the rising milk | |
| Mahâvîra pot placed on mound | |
| Offering of the steeped Vikaṅkata chips (to Pûshan, &c.) | |
| Pouring of remaining milk from pot into tray | |
| Offering of the second Rauhina cake | |
| Sacrificer drinks the remaining Gharma | |
| Cleansing, and performance of Upasad | |
| Rules for priests as to how and for whom to perform the Pravargya | |
| Pravargyotsâdana, or 'setting out' of the implements | |
| Kindling of bundles of faggots, and offering thereon | |
| Procession led by Prastotri singing a Sâman | |
| Arrangement of apparatus in form of human body | |
| Singing of Vârshâhara-sâman and departure | |
| Mode of performance at continued Soma-sacrifices | |
| Dakshinâs, or sacrificial fees | |
| Expiatory ceremonies in case of breaking of pot | |
| Laudation of Pravargya | |
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