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