The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda
by Madan Haloi | 2018 | 109,416 words
This page relates 鈥楽omasamstha (7): Aptoryama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 (7): 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补
[Full title: Forms (厂补峁僺迟丑腻蝉) of 厂辞尘补测腻驳补 (7): 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补]
The 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 is like an enlargement of the 础迟颈谤腻迟谤补蝉补峁僺迟丑腻. The 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 derives its name from the four additional Stotras and 艢补蝉迟谤补蝉. The Stotras and the 艢补蝉迟谤补蝉 are known as 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补 and are added in the third 辫补谤测腻测补 of the third soma pressing. Like the 础迟颈谤腻迟谤补蝉补峁僺迟丑腻, this rite too contains three rounds. As the 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 contains four more Stotras hence, the third round contains four additional 骋补峁嘺蝉 apart from the 骋补峁嘺蝉 of the 础迟颈谤腻迟谤补. Thus, including the sandhistotra and 腻艣惫颈苍补艣补蝉迟谤补, the third round contains nine Stotras and 艢补蝉迟谤补蝉. The 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补 艣astras are recited by the 贬辞迟峁�, 惭补颈迟谤腻惫补谤耻峁嘺, Br膩hma峁嚹乧chasin and 础肠肠丑腻惫腻办补.[1] Moreover, it contains offering of four goblets meant for Agni, Indra, 痴颈艣惫别诲别惫补蝉 and 痴颈峁ａ箛耻.[2] Of the four 骋补峁嘺蝉 of 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补, the first two are led by the Adhvaryu and the other two are by the 笔谤补迟颈辫谤补蝉迟丑腻迟峁� just as it is done in 础颈谤腻迟谤补[3]. This 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 is called so because of the belief that one can obtain (from the root 腻辫)辞苍别鈥檚 desires through its performance. The 罢腻峁囜笉测补尘补丑腻产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 states that Praj腻辫ati created the animals. But, all the animals went away from him. Then Prajapati performed the 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 and regained the animals. Moreover, through this rite, the gods attained whatever they desired. Hence, the rite is called 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补[4].
The 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 too contains a similar view and it shows the derivation as follows鈥�
yad腻辫not / tadaptor测腻尘补sy腻辫tor测腻尘补tvam, iti /[5]
Praj腻辫ati attained the animals by performing this rite. So, the rite performed in order to attain something is called 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补. Thus, the word is formed from the two words viz., 补辫迟补岣� and 测腻尘补 and the word 测腻尘补 refers to 测补箩帽补[6]. The 驰补箩帽补迟补迟迟惫补辫谤补办腻艣补 states that 补辫迟补岣� means achievement and 测腻尘补 means sacrifice[7]. So, 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补 means sacrifice for gaining something.
The 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 as well as the 碍腻迟测腻测补苍补 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补[8] also contain such explanation. Karka, while commenting on the 碍腻迟测腻测补苍补 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补, states more clearly as follows鈥�
pr腻辫t膩 iva yasm膩t pa艣avo bhra艣yante tasya aptory膩mobhavati.[9]
The 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补 states that if one desires to attain all, he should perform the 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补蝉补峁僺迟丑腻[10].
Thus, the 础辫迟辞谤测腻尘补 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 contains thirty three Stotras, thirty three 艢补蝉迟谤补蝉 and nine Stomas viz.,
迟谤颈惫峁泃, 辫补帽肠补诲补艣补 蝉补辫迟补诲补艣补 别办补惫颈峁兣沘 caturvi峁兣沘, trayastri峁兣沘, catu岣atv膩ri峁兣沘, 补峁ａ弓补肠补迟惫腻谤颈峁兣沘 and 迟谤颈峁嘺惫补.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Cinnasvamishastri, Pattabhiramashastri(ed.),op.cit.,p. 79
[2]:
膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补 , 14. 4. 14
[3]:
Cinnasvamishastri, Pattabhiramashastri(ed.), op.cit.,p. 74
[5]:
罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 , 2. 7. 14.1-2
[6]:
cf., yasm膩tk膩ra峁嚹乨anena kratu峁嚹� pa艣un腻辫not tasm膩tk膩ra峁嚹乨aptyartho 测腻尘补o 测补箩帽补 iti vyutpaty膩 tann膩masampannam / 厂腻测补峁嘺 on 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 , 2.7.14. 2
[7]:
Cinnasvamishastri, Pattabhiramashastri(ed.),op.cit., p. 74
[8]:
艢补迟补辫补迟丑补 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 , 13.7.1.9; cf., aptor测腻尘补岣� pra veva yasm膩tpa艣avo bhra峁兣沞ran / 碍腻迟测腻测补苍补 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补 , 23.1.20.
[9]:
Karka on 碍腻迟测腻测补苍补 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补 , 23. 1. 20
[10]:
cf., aptory膩mena sarv膩n k膩manav腻辫noti / 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补 , 14.1.2.