Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates 鈥榁ishnu and the Sacrifice鈥� of the study on the Vedic influence of Sun-worship in the Puranas, conducted by Goswami Mitali in 2018. The tradition of observing Agnihotra sacrifice and the Sandhya, etc., is frequently observed among the Hindus. Another important innovation of the Sun-worship in the Puranas is the installation of the images of the Sun in the temples.鈥擳his section belongs to the series 鈥淪alient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda鈥�.
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Part 23 - 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and the Sacrifice
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is identified with the sacrifice in the Vedas.[1]
He is mentioned as the germ of the sacrifice:
tamu stot膩ra岣� 辫奴谤惫测补峁� 测补迟丑腻 vida 峁泃补蝉测补 驳补谤产丑补峁� 箩补苍耻峁Ｄ� pipartana.[2]
In his interpretation on the respective passage S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya states thus:
he stot膩ra岣� tamu tameva 惫颈峁ａ箛耻峁� 辫奴谤惫测补峁� p奴rvy膩rham an膩disa峁僺iddham 峁泃补蝉测补 garbha yaj帽asya garbhabh奴ta峁� 测补箩帽腻迟尘补苍辞迟辫补苍苍补尘颈迟测补谤迟丑补岣�/[3]
He is worshipped to come to the institutor of the rite and assist the celebration of the sacrifice.[4] In the 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, both 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and sacrifice are mentioned as identical.[5] Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 had obtained the three regions with his three strides. With the first step, he gained the earth, with the second, the aerial expanse, and with the last step, he gained the sky.[6] The sacrifice also possesses the same parvading power, and thus, both of they stand as identical. Again, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is worshipped to bestow heat on the sacrifice.[7]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
[2]:
峁歡vedasa峁僪it膩, 1.156.3
[3]:
Ibid.
[4]:
[5]:
cf., yaj帽o vai 惫颈峁ａ箛耻岣�/ 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 1.1.2.13
[6]:
Ibid.