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This is part III of the Sacred Books of the EastSatapatha Brahamana translation, containing Books V, VI and VII.This portion is notable for the description of theextended Vedic creation myth.This includes a mention of a 'cosmic egg,' a key element of otherwidely dispersed creation myths.
Title PageContentsIntroduction
Scanned at sacred-texts.com, July 2006. Proofed and formatted by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published prior to January 1st, 1923. These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution is left intact in all copies.
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INTRODUCTION | |
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A. The Vagapeya | |
The Cups (graha) of Soma | |
The Cups of Sura | |
Animal Victims | |
Consecration | |
Chariot-race | |
Apti and Klipti-formulas | |
The Mounting of the Sacrificial Post by the Sacrificer and his Wife | |
The Seating on the Throne-seat | |
Vaga-prasavaniya-oblations | |
Uggiti (victory)-formulas | |
B. The Ragasuya, or Inauguration of a King | |
Preliminary offerings | |
Seasonal-offerings | |
Indraturiya-oblation | |
Trishamyukta-offerings | |
Ratna-havimshi, or Jewel-offerings | |
Offering to Soma and Rudra | |
Offering to Mitra and Brihaspati | |
Abhishekaniya, or Consecration Ceremony | |
Offerings to the Divine Quickeners (devasu), viz. | |
Soma Vanaspati, Brihaspati Vak, Indra | |
Mitra Satya, Varuna Dharmapati | |
Preparation of the Consecration Water | |
Partha oblations | |
p. viii | |
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Investing of the King with the Consecration | |
Avid-formulas | |
Ascending of the Quarters | |
Stepping on the Tiger-skin | |
The Sprinkling (Abhisheka) | |
The Cow-raid | |
Rathavimokaniya-oblations | |
Game of Dice | |
The Passing Round of the Sacrificial Sword | |
Dasapeya | |
Samsrip-oblations | |
Pakabila-oblations | |
Prayugam havimshi (Oblations to the Teams) | |
Kesavapaniya | |
Sautramani | |
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Agni-kayana, or Building of the Fire-altar | |
Creation of the Universe | |
Animal Sacrifices | |
Layers and Bricks of the Altar | |
Savitra Libations | |
The Search for Agni (the Lump of Clay) | |
The Digging | |
The Making of the Fire-pan (ukha) | |
Diksha, or Initiation | |
The Raising and Carrying of the Ukhya Agni | |
The Fashioning of the Embryonic Agni | |
The Vishnu-strides | |
Vatsapra | |
The Driving-about of the Ukhya Agni | |
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Agni-kayana (continued). | |
Garhapatya hearth | |
Pouring thereon of the Ukhya Agni | |
Altar of Nirriti | |
p. ix | |
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Preparation of the (Ahavaniya) Fire-altar | |
Ploughing, Watering, and Sowing of Ground | |
Bricks of the First Layer | |
Lotus-leaf | |
Gold Plate | |
Gold Man | |
Svayam-atrinna Brick | |
Durva Plant | |
Dviyagus Bricks | |
Retahsik Bricks | |
Visvagyotis Brick | |
Ritavya Bricks | |
Ashadha Brick | |
Tortoise | |
Mortar and Pestle | |
Fire-pan | |
Victims' Heads | |
Apasya Bricks | |
Khandasya Bricks | |
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Plan of Fire-altar | |
Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East |
p. x p. xi
THE first of the three Kandas contained in the present volume continues the dogmatic discussion of the different forms of Soma-sacrifice, in connection with which two important ceremonies, the Vagapeya and Ragasuya, are considered. From a ritualistic point of view, there is a radical difference between these two ceremonies. The Ragasuya, or 'inauguration of a king,' strictly speaking, is not a Soma-sacrifice, but rather a complex religious ceremony which includes, amongst other rites, the performance of a number of Soma-sacrifices of different kinds. The Vagapeya, or 'drink of strength' (or, perhaps, 'the race-cup'), on the other hand, is recognised as one of the different forms (samstha) which a single Soma-sacrifice may take. As a matter of fact, however, this form hardly ever occurs, as most of the others constantly do, in connection with, and as a constituent element of, other ceremonies, but is almost exclusively performed as an independent sacrifice. The reason why this sacrifice has received a special treatment in the Brahmana, between the Agnishtoma and the Ragasuya, doubtless is that, unlike the other forms of Soma-sacrifice, it has some striking features of its own which stamp it, like the Ragasuya, as a political ceremony. According to certain ritualistic authorities , indeed, the performance of the Vagapeya should be arranged in much the same way as that of the Ragasuya; that is, just as the central ceremony of the Ragasuya, viz. the Abhishekaniya or consecration, is preceded and followed by certain other Soma-days, so the Vagapeya should be preceded and followed by exactly corresponding ceremonies.
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