1 The new and full moon sacrifices
- The driving away of the calves
- The taking of the strew
- The milking
- The making of the offering
- The preparation of the grain
- The pounding
- The placing of the potsherds
- The cooking of the cake
- The altar
- The offering of the oblation
- The sprinkling and the enclosing-sticks
- The libations of butter
- The interchange of the ladles
- The special sacrifices
2 The Soma sacrifice
- The preparation of the sacrificer
- The consecration of the sacrificer
- The place of sacrifice
- The sacrificial cow
- The footprints of the cow
- The measuring of the Soma
- The buying of the Soma
- The placing of the Soma on the cart
- The taking of the Soma to the hall
- The guest-offering to the Soma
- The Upasads
- The high altar
- The sacrificial carts and the shed
- The special sacrifices
3 The Victim for Agni and Soma
- The making of the Sadas
- The making of the sound-holes
- The adoration of the altars
- The adoration of the altars
- The cutting of the sacrificial post
- The placing of the post
- The driving up of the victim
- The slaying of the victim
- The cutting out of the omentum
- The offering of the fat
- The supplementary offering of the intestines
- The Vasativari waters
- The descent of the Soma from the cart
- The special sacrifices
4 The Soma cups
- The making ready of the Soma
- The Upanśu cup
- The Antaryama cup
- The cup for Indra and Vayu
- The cup for Mitra and Varuna
- The cup for the Aśvins
- The cup for the Aśvins
- The Śukra and Manthin cups
- The Śukra and Manthin cups
- The Agrayana cup
- The Agrayana cup
- The Ukthya cup
- The Dhruva cup
- The Seasonal cups
- The cup for Indra and Agni
- The cup for the All-gods
- The cup for the Maruts
- The cup for the Maruts
- The cup for the Maruts
- The cup for Mahendra
- The cup for Mahendra
- The cup for the Adityas
- The cup for Savitr
- The cup for Savitr
- The cup for Savitr
- The cup for the All-gods
- The cup for Agni with the wives of the gods 28. The cup for the yoker of the bays
- The supplementary cup for Agni
- The supplementary cup for Indra
- The supplementary cup for Sarya
- The fire ritual
- The fire ritual
- The fire ritual
- The horse sacrifice
- The horse sacrifice
- The Sodaśin cup
- The Sodaśin cup
- The Sodaśin cup
- The Sodaśin cup
- The Sodaśin cup
- The Sodaśin cup
- The Daksina offerings
- The Samistayajus offerings
- The concluding bath
- The special sacrifices
5 The Rekindling of the Fire
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The mode of rekindling the fire
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Details of the rekindling
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The Mantras for the rekindling
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The explanation of the Mantras
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The Mantras for the adoration of the Ahavaniya
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The Mantras for the adoration of the Garhapatya
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The explanation of the Mantras in i. 5. 5
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The explanation of the Mantras in i. 5. 6
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The Agnihotra in the rekindling
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The reverence of the fire before a journey, i. 5. 10 a-f The Sacrificer’s part in the new and fall moon sacrifices, i. 5. 10 g-n 11. The special sacrifices
6 The sacrificer’s part in the new and full moon sacrifices
- The taking of the butter
- The offering of the oblation
- The portions of the sacrifice, &c.
- The supplementary offerings
- The filling of the Dhruva and the striding of the sacrificer
- The reverence of the sun and the altars
- The putting of the sticks on the fire and the vow
- The bringing together of the sacrificial implements
- The twelve pairs in the sacrifices
- The depositing of the oblation
- The explanation of the Mantras of invocation
- The special sacrifices
7 The sacrificer’s part in the new and full moon sacrifices
- The invocation of the Ida
- The celebration of the Ida
- The mess of food for the priests
- The offerings to the gods and the Brahmans
- The explanation of the filling of the Dhruva
- The explanation of the reverence of the sun and the altars The Vajapeya, i. 7. 7-12
- The preparation of the chariot
- The chariot race
- The mounting of the sacrificial post
- The offerings of food
- The proclaiming of victories
- The Atigrahya cups
- The special sacrifices
6 The Rajasuya
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The offerings to Nirrti and others
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The Vaiśvadeva offerings
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The Varunapraghasa offerings
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The Sakamedha offerings
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The offering to the Pitrs at the Sakamedhas
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The cakes for Tryambaka at the Sakamedhas
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The offerings to Śunasira and others
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The offerings to various deities
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The offerings in the houses of the Ratnins
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The Devasu oblations
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The drawing of the waters of consecration
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The preparation of the waters of consecration
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The mounting of the quarters
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The consecration
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The progress with the chariot
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The adoration of the king
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The offerings to the Samsrps
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The Daśapeya
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The propitiation of the quarters and offerings to the Satyadatas 20. The offerings to the Prayuja
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The Sautramani
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The special sacrifices