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INTRODUCTION

xi

THIRD KÂNDA.

A. Day (or Days) of Preparation.

   Dîkshâ, or Consecration

1

   Prâyanîyeshti, or Opening Sacrifice

47

   Hiranyavatî-âhuti, or Offering with Gold; and Homage to Soma-cow

52

   Purchase of Soma-plants

63

   Procession and Entrance of King Soma

75

   Subrahmanyâ-litany

87

   Âtithya, or Guest-meal to King Soma

85

   Tânûnaptra, or Covenant of Tanûnapât

93

   Avântara-dîkshâ, or Intermediary Consecration

97

   Upasadah, or Homages (sieges)

104

   Preparation of Soma-altar with High-altar

177

   Agni-pranayana, or Leading Forward of the Fire to the High-altar

121

   Construction of Sheds, and Preparation of Pressing-place and Dhishnya-hearths

126

     Havirdhâna, or Cart-shed

126

     Uparava, or Sound-holes

135

     Sadas, or Tent

140

     Dhishnya-hearths

148

   Vaisargina-offerings, and Leading Forward of Agni and Soma (to Âgnîdhra)

155

   Animal Sacrifice

162

     Setting up of Sacrificial Stake

162

     Slaying of Victim

178

     Oblations:--

        Fore-offerings with Âprî-verses

189

        Offering of Omentum (vapâ)

190

        Pasu-purodâsa, or Cake-offering

199

        Cutting and offering of Flesh-portions

201

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        Offering of gravy (vasâ)

205

        Offering to Vanaspati

208

        After-offerings

210

        Purificatory Bath, &c.

215

        Ekâdasinî, or Set of Eleven Victims

217

   Vasatîvarî-water

222

B. Day of Soma-feast.

   Prâtar-anuvâka, or Morning-prayer; and Preparatory Ceremonies

226

   Prâtah-savana, or Morning-pressing:--

     Preliminary Pressing

238

        Nigrâbhyâ-water

242

        Nigrâbha-formula

245

FOURTH KÂNDA.

        Upâmsu-graha

248

     Great Pressing:--

        Antaryâma-graha

257

        Aindravâyava-graha

265

        Maitrâvaruna-graha

265

        Âsvina-graha

272

        Sukra- and Manthi-grahas

278

        Âgrayana-graha

288

        Ukthya-graha

292

        Vaisvânara- and Dhruva-grahas

298

     Viprud-homa, or Oblation of Drops

305

     Bahishpavamâna-stotra

307

        Âsvina-graha

312

     Offering of Savanîya-purodâsâh

314

        Ritu-grahas, or Libations to the Seasons

318

        Aindrâgna-graha

322

        Vaisvadeva-graha

323

     Âgya-sastra

325

   Mâdhyandina-savana, or Midday-pressing

331

        Sukra and Manthin; Âgrayana and Ukthya-grahas

332

        Marutvatîya-grahas

334

        Mâhendra-graha

338

     Dakshinâ-homas

340

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   Tritîya-savana, or Evening-pressing

350

        Âsvina-graha

351

        Âgrayana-graha

355

        Sâvitra-graha

357

        Vaisvadeva-graha

359

     Offering of karu (rice-pap) to Soma

363

        Pâtnîvata-graha

365

     Âgnimâruta-sastra

369

        Hâriyogana-graha

370

     Concluding Ceremonies

374

        Samishtayagus

374

        Avabhritha, or Purificatory Bath

378

        Udayanîya-ishti

386

        Udavasânîyâ-ishti, or Completing Oblation

389

        Offering of Barren Cow

391

C. Additional Forms of Soma-sacrifice.

   Shodasin

397

   Dvâdasâha

402

     Atigrâhyas

402

     Avakâsas

409

   Trirâtra sahasradakshina

414

   Dvâdasâha vyûdha-khandas

418

     Amsu-graha

423

   Gavâm ayanam

426

     Mahâvratîya-graha

429

     Brahma-sâman

434

     Dîkshâ, or Consecration, for Sacrificial Sessions

440

     Sattrotthâna, or Rising from a Session

447

        Katurhotri-formulas

452

        Brahmodya

452

INDEX TO PARTS I AND II (VOLS. XII AND XXVI)

457

Additions and Corrections

474

Plan of Sacrificial Ground

475

Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East

477