The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda
by Madan Haloi | 2018 | 109,416 words
This page relates 鈥楽omasamstha (2): Atyagnishtoma鈥� of the study on the Agnistoma Somayaga as described in the Shukla Yajurveda (dealing with Vedic Rituals). The Agnistoma sacrifice (lit. 鈥減raise of Agni鈥�) connects god with men and is performed in the spring season. It is the model of all the Soma sacrifices and forms a large and complicated ceremony preceded by four preliminary ritualistic days. This thesis deals with all the details involved in the Agnistoma sacrifice.
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Soma蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 (2): 础迟测补驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补
[Full title: Forms (厂补峁僺迟丑腻蝉) of 厂辞尘补测腻驳补 (2): 础迟测补驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补]
The 础驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 becomes 础迟测补驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 when to it is directly added the 峁岣峚艣颈蝉迟辞迟谤补, 峁岣峚艣颈艣补蝉迟谤补 and the 峁岣峚艣颈驳谤补丑补 by excluding the ukthyastotra, ukthya艣astra and the 耻办迟丑测补驳谤补丑补鈥�
鈥� 补驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补stotr膩nantara峁� ukyhyastotr膩峁噄 tr墨峁噛ak峁泃v膩 峁岣峚艣颈蝉迟辞迟谤补艣astr膩diprac膩ro yatra kriyate s膩 aty补驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补sa峁僺thetyucyate / eva峁� ca 补驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补 eva taduttara峁� 峁岣峚艣颈驳谤补丑补camasastotr膩d墨n膩manu峁ａ弓h膩ne s膩 补驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补sa峁僺thaiva 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻ntara峁� bhajata iti phalitam /[1]
Vidyadhar states that the animal of the 础迟测补驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补 is not other than the animal of the 础驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补 i.e., he-goat.[2] Chitrabhanu counts this 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 as fifth of the Soma蝉补峁僺迟丑腻s and states that in this 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻, the additional animal is offered to Indra[3]. The 础迟测补驳苍颈峁ａ弓辞尘补蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 contains thirteen Stotras, thirteen 艢补蝉迟谤补蝉, the 峁岣峚艣颈驳谤补丑补 and four Stomas. The Stomas are 迟谤颈惫峁泃, 辫补帽肠补诲补艣补, 蝉补辫迟补诲补艣补 and 别办补惫颈峁兣沘
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Cinnasvamishastri, Pattabhiramashastri(ed.), op.cit., p.73
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[3]:
Chitrabhanu Sen, op.cit.,pp. 35,36