06 Contents of Āpastambaśrautasūtra

(6) Contents of Āpastambaśrautasūtra:

  • Praśnas 1-4. Darśapūrṇamāsas, Yājamāna
    1. Agnyādheya (Establishment of fires)
    • 5.26-79 Punarādheya (Re-establishment of fires).
    1. Agnihotra
    • 6.16-31. Agnyupasthāna (Praise of Agni).
    1. Nirūdhapasubandha (Independent Animal sacrifices).
    1. Cāturmāsya-sacrifices (Four-mounthly-sacrifices).
    • 8.1-4: Vaiśvadevaparvan.
    • 8.5-8: Vauṇapraghāsaparvan.
    • 8.9-19: Sākamedhaparvan.
    • 8.20-22: Śunāsīrīyaparvan.
    1. Prāyaścittis (Expiations).
  • 10-13. Agniṣṭoma.
  • 14.1-12. Ukthya, Ṣodasin, Atirātra, Aptoryāma, Aikādaśīna.
  • 14.13-15. Cāturhotr̥, Pañcahotr̥, Ṣaḍḍhotr̥, Saptahotr̥,etc.
  • 15 Pravargya.
  • 16-17. Agnicayana (Fire-altar-building-rite).
  • 18.1-7. Vājapeya.
  • 18.8-22. Rājasūya.
  • 19.1-10. Sautrāmaṇi (19.5-10 Kaukilī-Sautrāmaṇī)
  • 19.11-15. Sāvitra, Nāciketa, Cāturhotra, Vaiśvasr̥ja (Agni) (Fire altar-building-rites).
  • 19.16-17. Kāmya Pasus (optional animal sacrifices).
  • 19.18-24. Kāmya Iṣṭis (optional Iṣṭis).
  • 20.1-23. Aśvamedha (Horse-sacrifice).
  • 20.24-25. Puruṣamedha (Man-sacrifice), Sarvamedha (All-sacrifice).
  • 21.1-10. Dvadaśāha (Twelve-day-Soma-sacrifice).
  • 21.15-23. Gavāmayana (YEAR-LONG-sacrificial-session).
  • 21.24-25. Utsargiṇām ayanam (-sacrificial session).
  • 22.1-13. Ekāhas (One-day-soma-sacrifices).
  • 22.14-24. Ahīna-sacrifices.
  • 22.25-28. Sava (-sacrifices). Sattras (sacrificial sessions).
  • 24.1-4. Paribhāṣās (General Rules).
  • 24.5-10. Pravaras (list of important sages in various families).
  • 24.11-14. Hautraka (the Duties of the Hotr̥-priest).