Part III, 1894 — nine years after Part II, the longest gap in the run. Eggeling's argument about how this literature came to be is in Part I.
same translation project as The Satapatha-Brâhmana, Part I — SBE Vol. 12 (trans. Julius Eggeling, 1882)
The Satapatha-Brâhmana, Part III — SBE Vol. 41 (trans. Julius Eggeling, 1894)
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The translator’s English as printed (Julius Eggeling). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
The Making of the Fire-pan (ukha)
Dikshé, or Initiation
The Raising and Carrying of the Ukhya Agni
The Fashioning of the Embryonic Agni
The Vishzu-strides .
Vatsapra .
The Driving-about of the Ukhya Agni .
SEVENTH KAWDA.
Agni-ayana (continued).
GAarhapatya-hearth
Pouring thereon of the Ukhya Aen
Altar of Nirriti .
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Preparation of the (Ahavantya) Fire-altar 325
Ploughing, Watering, and Sowing of Ground 326
Bricks of the First Layer . . . 355
Lotus-leaf . . 363
Gold Plate . 354
Gold Man . . 36°
Svayam-4trinn4 Brick . 377
Dfrvé Plant 380
Dviyagus Bricks . 381
RetaAsié Bricks . 383
Visvagyotis Brick 384
Ritavya Bricks 386
Ash4dh4 Brick 387
Tortoise . 389
Mortar and Pestle 393
Fire-pan . . 396
Victims’ Heads . 400
Apasy4 Bricks 413
Xhandasy4 Bricks 414
Corrections 418
Plan of Fire-altar 419
Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East
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INTRODUCTION.
THE first of the three KAzdas contained in the present volume continues the dogmatic discussion of the different forms of Soma-sacrifice, in connection with which two important ceremonies, the Vagapeya and Ragastya, are considered. From a ritualistic point of view, there is a radical difference between these two ceremonies. The RAagastya, or ‘inauguration of a king,’ strictly speaking, is not a Soma-sacrifice, but rather a complex religious ceremony which includes, amongst other rites, the performance of a number of Soma-sacrifices of different kinds. The Vagapeya, or ‘drink of strength’ (or, perhaps, ‘the racecup’), on the other hand, is recognised as one of the different forms (samsth4) which a single Soma-sacrifice may take. Asa matter of fact, however, this form hardly ever occurs, as most of the others constantly do, in connection with, and as a constituent element of, other ceremonies, but is almost exclusively performed as an independent sacrifice. The reason why this sacrifice has received a special treatment in the Brahmaza, between the Agnishfoma and the Ragastya, doubtless is that, unlike the other forms of Soma-sacrifice, it has some striking features of its own which stamp it, like the R4gasfya, as a political ceremony. According to certain ritualistic authorities’, indeed, the performance of the V4gapeya should be arranged in much the same way as that of the Ragasiya; that is, just as the central ceremony of the RAgas(ya, viz. the AbhisheZantya or consecration, is preceded and followed by certain other Soma-days, so the Vagapeya should be preceded and followed by exactly corresponding ceremonies.
1 See Katy. St. XIV, 1, 73 Laty. Sr. VIM, 11, 7-11.
Xil SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
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The Making of the Fire-pan (ukha)
Dikshé, or Initiation
The Raising and Carrying of the Ukhya Agni
The Fashioning of the Embryonic Agni
The Vishzu-strides .
Vatsapra .
The Driving-about of the Ukhya Agni .
SEVENTH KAWDA.
Agni-ayana (continued).
GAarhapatya-hearth
Pouring thereon of the Ukhya Aen
Altar of Nirriti .
PAGE
85
. 89
gI
92
94
98
Ior
106
110
114
115
120
123
126
129
143
143
165
186
190
197
203
229
246
265
273
275
283
289
298
310
319
CONTENTS. ix
PAGE
Preparation of the (Ahavantya) Fire-altar 325
Ploughing, Watering, and Sowing of Ground 326
Bricks of the First Layer . . . 355
Lotus-leaf . . 363
Gold Plate . 354
Gold Man . . 36°
Svayam-4trinn4 Brick . 377
Dfrvé Plant 380
Dviyagus Bricks . 381
RetaAsié Bricks . 383
Visvagyotis Brick 384
Ritavya Bricks 386
Ash4dh4 Brick 387
Tortoise . 389
Mortar and Pestle 393
Fire-pan . . 396
Victims’ Heads . 400
Apasy4 Bricks 413
Xhandasy4 Bricks 414
Corrections 418
Plan of Fire-altar 419
Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East
p. 421
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INTRODUCTION.
THE first of the three KAzdas contained in the present volume continues the dogmatic discussion of the different forms of Soma-sacrifice, in connection with which two important ceremonies, the Vagapeya and Ragastya, are considered. From a ritualistic point of view, there is a radical difference between these two ceremonies. The RAagastya, or ‘inauguration of a king,’ strictly speaking, is not a Soma-sacrifice, but rather a complex religious ceremony which includes, amongst other rites, the performance of a number of Soma-sacrifices of different kinds. The Vagapeya, or ‘drink of strength’ (or, perhaps, ‘the racecup’), on the other hand, is recognised as one of the different forms (samsth4) which a single Soma-sacrifice may take. Asa matter of fact, however, this form hardly ever occurs, as most of the others constantly do, in connection with, and as a constituent element of, other ceremonies, but is almost exclusively performed as an independent sacrifice. The reason why this sacrifice has received a special treatment in the Brahmaza, between the Agnishfoma and the Ragastya, doubtless is that, unlike the other forms of Soma-sacrifice, it has some striking features of its own which stamp it, like the R4gasfya, as a political ceremony. According to certain ritualistic authorities’, indeed, the performance of the V4gapeya should be arranged in much the same way as that of the Ragasiya; that is, just as the central ceremony of the RAgas(ya, viz. the AbhisheZantya or consecration, is preceded and followed by certain other Soma-days, so the Vagapeya should be preceded and followed by exactly corresponding ceremonies.
1 See Katy. St. XIV, 1, 73 Laty. Sr. VIM, 11, 7-11.
Xil SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.