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Part V
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Introduction xiii
ELEVENTH KANDA.
The Full and New-Moon Sacrifice (Supplementary Remarks).
Time of Sacrifice i
Additional oblations to Indra Vimr/dh and Aditi 5
Expiatory oblations (to Agni, Indra, Vishwu) at New Moon 7
Birth of Pr^pati from golden egg . . . .12
Me creates Gods (Agni, Indra, Soma, Paramesh/^in)
andAsuras 13
Sacrifice representing universe and man . • .18 Brahman (n.), the origin and immortal element,
of gods and universe 27
Sacrifice, the Year 38
The Agniholra (esoteric doctrines) .... 46
The BrahmaMrin 48
Uddilaka Aruxri and Svaidiyana .... 50
.Slaulvdyana and AyasthQ»a 61
The Mitravinda Sacrifice 62
Sri dismembered 62
Puriiravas and Urvajt 68
The Seasonal Sacrifices (iT&turmdsya) . . . -74 •Skui&eya Pr&i^tnayogya and Udddlaka Aruni on the
Agnihotra 79
The Upanayana, or Initiation of the Brdhma/iical Student . 86
The Sivitrt formula 87
The ^at&dritra Sattra 91
The Morning-Litany (prataranuvika) of the Atir&tra 9 2
The Sv&dhyiya, or Daily Study of the Veda ... 95
The three Vedas, or triple science . . .102
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The Adabhya Cup of Soma 105
Varu«a and his son Bhrigu (on future states of
existence) 108
(ranaka of Videha on the Agnihotra . . .112
Ya^avalkya and ^ikalya (on the gods and the
supreme deity) 115
The Animal Sacrifice, of two kinds . . .118
The Sacrificial stake (yftpa) 123
The Victim and its deity 127
The King of the Kerin and his SamrS^-cow . .131
TWELFTH KKNDA.
The Sacrificial Session (Sattra) 135
Man, the Year 144
The TdpajiKta Sattra 171
Expiatory Ceremonies of the Agnihotra . .178
The going out of one of the fires .187
The death of the Agnihotrin 197
The burying of the dead body 200
Expiatory Oblations of Soraa-sacrifice .... 205
The Sautrimant 213
Namuii slain by India 216,222
Preparation of the Surd-liquor 223
Oblations of milk and Suri 231
Oblations to the Fathers 234
The Axvina, Sdrasvata, and Aindra cups . . -245 Indra assisted and healed by the Axvins and Saras-
vatt 223, 249
Consecration of Sacrificer . . . . . 249
Cakes to Indra, Savitri, and Varwia . . 247, 260
The Avabhr/lha, or purificatory bath . 264
Allkra Sthapati performs Sautr^mant for Dush/artiu
Pau;;?sdyana 269
THIRTEENTH KkNDA.
The Axvamedha, or Horse-sacrifice 274
Fettering and sprinkling of Horse . . . .276 Stoktyd oblations 280
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Prakrama oblations 282
Three cake-offerings to Savitn' . . . .284
Dhn'ti oblations 285
Lute-playing by Br&hmaiia and R^l^anya . .285
Dikshd, or Initiation 289
Vaixvadeva oblations 289
Audgrabha^a oUations 291
First Soma-day (Agnish/oma) 295
Annahomas (food oblations) 296
Second Soma-day (Ukthya) 298
Fettering of victims 298
Bahishpavamdna-stotra 304
Setting free of the wild victims 307
Sacrificer drives with Horse to pond of water and back 3 1 1
Horse anointed and adorned by Sacrificer s wives . 312
Brahmodya of Hotri and Brahman . . . .314
Sprinkling of Horse by Adhvaryu (and Sacrificer) . 316
Killing of Horse on cloths and plate of gold . .320
Wives led up to circumambulate and fan the Horse • 322
Mahisht addresses the Horse 323
Priests' colloquy with wives 324
The Knife-paths made with needles . . . .326
The two Mahiman Cups of Soma . . . .327
The Chanting of the Aatush/oma . . . '329
Ara»yesniU}'a oblations 336
Svish/akn't oblations of blood 337
Oblations to the Deaths 340
Axvastomiyd oblations 341
Dvipada oblations 342
Expiatory Offerings 345
Right time for performing the Axvamedha . -347
Preliminary Ceremonies : — ^the mess of rice . . . 348 Sacrificer and wives pass the night in the sacrificial
hall 349
Offeringto Agni Pathikri\ — the mouth of the Sacrifice 350
Offering to Pfi3han 352
Leading up of the Horse, assisted by its noble keepers . 353 Three Sdvitra offerings (performed daily for a year) . 355 Brdhman lute-player sings three gdthds . . •356 Horse and keepers sent to range the quarters . . 359
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The Pdriplava Akhyana, or revolving legend
Prakrama and Dhr/'ii oblations
RS^anya lute-player sings three gdth&s
Dfkshi, or Initiation (at end of year)
Sutya-days
The set of twenty-one sacrificial stakes
The chanting of Gotama's JTatush/oma .
The -Sastras and Stotras of the Central (Eki day
The animal sacrifices of that day
The Adhrigu litany . . • .
The Mahishi and the Horse .
Colloquy of priests, chamberlain and women
Brahmodya of priests ....
The first Mahiman Cup of Soma
The offering of the omenta (vapd) .
The second Mahiman Cup of Soma
The Stotras of the third (AtirStra) day . Various Arrangements of the Ajvamedha Chants
Ofi"ering of barren cows ....
Animal sacrifices performed in following year The Purushamedha, or Human Sacrifice
Animal sacrifices
The (symbolical) human victims
Purusha-Nardyawa litany (Purusha-sftkta) .
Traidhdtavl offering ....
Uttara-N&rSya«a litany ....
Enumeration of the human victims . The Sarvamedha, or All-Sacrifice .
The ten Sutyi-days thereof Funeral Ceremonies
Burial-ground (^ma^na) ....
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 -437
Passing the northern ones on three stones thrown in
by each 437
Purification by Apdmdrga plants and bath . • 43H
Home-going, and offering to Agni Ayushmat on house- fire 439
Depositing of clod midway between grave and village 440
FOURTEENTH KAiVZ^A.
The Pravargya 441
Sacrificial session performed by the gods at Kuru-
kshetra 441
Vishnu excels and becomes overweening . . .442
Bowstring, gnawed by ants, cuts off his head . '442
The names * Gharma, Pravargya, Mah&vfra, SamrS^ *
explained 442
Vish«u's body divided between the gods . . -443 Dadhya^i Atharvawa warned by Indra not to teach
the sweet doctrine 444
His head cut off by Indra, and restored by the Axvins 445 Rule of abstinence observed when teaching the
Pravargya 446
Collecting materials for making the Mahivira pot . 447
Pra^pati, as the boar Emiisha, raises the Earth . 451
The making of the Mahivfra vessels in shed . •453
The fumigating and baking of the vessels . . 456
Depositing of vessels and implements in front of
G&rhapatya 458
The Hotri*s recitation 459
Sprinkling of pot with lustral water • . . .460 The Mahdvira's (imperial) Throne-seat south of Aha-
vaniya ........ 461
The pot anointed with ghee 462
The pot set down on mound upon burning reed- sheaths 463
The Sacrificer invoking blessings upon the earth . 464 Pieces of Vikahkata wood laid round, and a gold
plant upon the pot 466
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Fanning of the fire with three pieces of antelope-skin
till aglow
Revering of the heated pot with the Avakaja verses
Offering of the first Rauhiwa cake
Samr^-cow tied and milked ....
The pot lifted from the fire and placed on the tray
Coob'ng 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 A^vins
Anumantra^a to the rising milk
Mahdvira pot placed on mound
Offering ofthe steeped Vikankata chips (to P(ishan,&c
Pouring of remaining milk from pot into tray .
Offering of the second Rauhi/^a cake
Sacrificer drinks the remaining Gharraa .
Cleansing, and performance of Upasad
Rules for priests as to how and for whom to perform
the Pravargya
Pravargyotsddana, or * setting out ' of the implements
Kindling of bundles of faggots, and offering thereon
Procession led by Prastotr/ singing a S&man .
Arrangement of apparatus in form of human body
Singing of V&rshihara-s^an and departure .
Mode of performance at continued Soma-sacrifices
Dakshinis, or sacrificial fees . .
Expiatory ceremonies in case of breaking of pot
Laudation of Pravargya
Index to Parts III, IV, and V (Vols. XLI, XUII, and XLI V)
Additions and Corrections 591
Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Trans- lations of the Sacred Books of the East
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INTRODUCTION.
