CONTENTS

II.

Foreward by the Editor

PAGE,

Preface Contents

… iii-yi

–. vii-viii Introduction

… ix–1v FIRST BOOK. CHAPTER 1. The Dīkṣanīya Isti, with the Initiatory Rites

1- 11 CHAPTER 2. Prāyanīya İṣçi

… 11-18 CHAPTER 3, The buying and bringing of the Soma. The producing of Fire by

friction. The Atithya Iṣti ..

. 18- 28 CHAPTER 4. The Pravargya Ceremony. Upasad and Tānunaptram

… 28 40 CHAPTER 5. The ceremonies of carrying the fire, Soma and the offerings from

their Places in the Prāchīna-vamsa to the Uttará Vedi

… 4048 SECOND BOOK. CHAPTER 1. The Animal Sacrifice

… 49 60 CHAPTER 2. The remaining rites of the animal sacrifice. The Prā taranuyā ka

of the Some day

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et 66- 76 CHAPTER 3. The Apo Naptriyam Ceremony. The Upāmsu and Antaryāma

oblations. The Hotar has no share in the Bahiṣ-pavanaga meal. The libation for Mitra-Varuna to be mixed with milk. On the Purodasas belonging to the libations. Haviṣ-Parikti. Akṣara-pamkti. Narásamsa Pamkti. Savana-Pamkti

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… 70- 88 CHAPTER 4. The Dvidevatya Graha libations, i.e., the libations poured from

the Aindravāyava, Maitrāvaruna and Aśvina Grahas. Ritayajas. The Silent Praise

. 88— 98 CIIAPTER 5. The different parts of the Ajya sastra : Ahāva, Nivid, Sakta … 96-106

THIRD BOOK. CHAPTER 1. The Pra-uga Sastra. Vaṣatkāra. The Nivids

.. 107-119 CHAPTER 2. The Marutvatiya and Niṣkevalya sastras

  • … 119-186 CHAPTER 3 The abstraction of Soma. Origin of the three libations, Evening

libation, The Vaišvadeva and Agni-māruta Sastras

136-155 CHAPTER 4. On the origin, meaning, and universal nature of the Agnistoma as

the model of other sacrifices. On the Chatuṣtoma and Jyotiṣtoma … 155-164 CHAPTER 5. On the gradual récovery of the sacrifice when it was lost. What

men are unfit to oficiate as sacrificial priests, The offerings to the Devis and Devikās. The Ukthya sacrifice

. 164-172

FOURTH BOOK. CHAPTER 1. On the Solaśi and Atirātra sacrifices

… 173-181 CHAPTER 2. The Aśvina sastra. The beginning day of the Gavān ayanam.

The use of the Rathantara and Brihat Samans and their kindreds. The Mahavrata day of the Sattra

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… … 182-193 CHAPTER 3, ṣalaha and Visuvan day of the Sattras, with the performance of

the days preceding and following the Viṣuvan

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CHAPTER 4 The Dvadasāha sacrifice. Its origin, and general rules for its per

formance. The initiatory rites

… 203-210 CHAPTER 5. The two first days of the Dvadašāha sacrifice

… 210-215

FIFTH BOOK. CHAPTER 1. The characteristics and Sastras of the third and fourth days of

the Dvadasāha

  • 216–224 CHAPTER 2. The characteristics and Sastras of the fifth and sixth days of the

Dvadasaha

… 225-239 CHAPTER 8. The characteristics and fastras of the seventh and sighth

days

… 234-240 CHAPTER 4. The ninth and tenth days of the Dvadasah. Conclusion of this

sacrifice

… 240-247 CHAPTER 5. The Agnihotram. On the duties of the Brahmā priest … * 247-.-257

SIXTH BOOK. CHAPTER 1. On the offices of the Grāvastut and Subrhamanya

… 258-262 CHAPTER 2. On the Sastras of the minor Hotri-priests at the Sattras

*. 203-207 CHAPTER 3. The hymos for lifting tho Chamasa (Soma cups). Tho Prasthita

Yajyas of the seven Hotars concluding this ceremony. The two difforeut kinds of Hotars, Explanation of some apparent anomalies in the per formances of the minor Hotris. The Jagatī lymns for Indra. Tho concluding verses of the minor Hotri-priests. On a peculiarity in the Sastras of the Achhavaka

  • 207-278 CHAPTER 4. The Sampāta hymns. The Válakhilyas. The Dürohanam … 276–288 CHAPTER 5. The so-called Silpas, viz., the Nābhānediṣtba, Narasamsa, Val

akhilya, Sukirti, Vriṣākapi, and Evayāmarut hymns, The Kuntāpa Sastra 288–300

SEVENTH BOOK. CHAPTAR 1. The distribution of the different parts of the sacrificial animal

among the priests

… 301-302 CHAPTER 2. The penances for mishaps to the performer of the Agnihotram … 302 –314 CHAPTER 3. The story of Sunahsopa CHAPTER 4. The preliminary rites of the Rajasūya sacrifice

… 323-330 CHAPTER 5. On the sacrificial drink which the King has to taste, instead of

Soma, according to the instruction given by Rāma Margavoya to the King Visvantara

  • 330 -330 EIGHTEI BOOK. CHAPTER 1. The sastras and Stotras required at the Soma day of the Raja

sQya CIAPTER 2. Punarabisheka, or repetition of the inauguration ceremony

#45mm 353 CHAITER 3. The Mahabhiṣoka or grand inauguration corobiony of Indra CHAPTER 4. The Mahabhineka ceremony performed on a King What Rinis

performed it, and for what Kings they performed it

• 357–303 QUAPTER 5 On tho office of the Purohita, or house-priest. Tho Brahmanah

parimara, i.e., dying around the Brahma

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