one of the priests em-
ployed in important
services, 41, 55, 250.
Adabhya Graha, the In-
vincible Libation, 67.
Âdhavanîya, a Soma re-
servoir, 56, 176.
Adhipati Graha, a certain
Libation, 164.
Adhvaryu, a Yajurveda
priest; one who per-
forms the practical
part of the ceremony,
1, 2, 8, 230, 242, 276;
identifies himself with
the Supreme Self, 61.
Adhvaryus of the Gods,
the Asvins, 3, 124, 125,
214, 271, 276.
Adi-Purusha, the Sup-
reme Spirit, 261.
Aditi, Infinity, Infinite
Nature, 82, 95, 130,
164, 208, 224, 225, 227,
228, 230, 247, 253, 261,
269, 272, 286, 297;
Earth, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 30,
32; Mighty Mother,
72; Mother of Indra,
275; of Agni, 243;
of the Gods, 96; Vish-
nu's Consort, 254; the
Cosmic Cow, 29; sacri-
ficial name of the cow,
20, 66, 297; double-
headed, 29; represents
Order, 196; Mother,
Sire, and Son, 227;
Agni, 243.
Aditya, son of Aditi.
Aditya, the Aditya par
excellence, the Sun, or
Varuna, 60, 114, 120,
160, 231, 248, 272, 301.
Aditya, a name of the
Soma Cow, 30.
Adityas, a class of Gods,
six, seven, or eight in
number, but occasion-
ally said to be twelve,
corresponding to the
number of the months,
10, 12, 13, 60, 95, 105,
125, 133, 153, 190, 198,
209, 211, 224, 225, 230,
240, 247, 285, 287.
Aditya Graha, Libation
to the Adityas, 60.
After-born, the inter-
calary month, 209.
Age Libations, 165.
Aghnyâ, Inviolable, oxen
employed in the con-
struction of the altar,
109.
Agni, passim. Lord or
Guardian of Vows, 2,
14, 29, 35, 42, 189;
Lightning, 7, 18, 90;
his brothers, 7, 9;
Hotar Priest, 11, 63,
92, 102, 119, 150, 171,
97, 202, 243, 267;
hidden by Panis, 12;
Messenger, 11, 55, 103,
136, 207; giver of
children, 13, 179, 188;
Householder, Lord of
the Home, 14, 21, 78,
81, 84, 244; guest of
men, 17,55, 102, 103,
268, 269; represents
the Sun, 17, 87, 100,
166; head of heaven,
18, 55, 116, 134, 168;
Omniscient, 21; Master
of the herd, 21; guar-
dian, 28; son of Rishis,
34; son of himself, 34,
190; sacrificed, 212;
his three bodies, 35;
mediator, 196;remover
of sin, 42, 187; King,
55,103, 268; sage, 55,
63, 268; suckling, 68;
his mother, Earth, 68;
Purishya, 88, 91, 93,
97, 106; the Path (to
heaven), 168; repre-
sented by a lump of
clay, 89-91, 93, 94;
born from forest trees,
90-92; Child of Heaven
and Earth, 93; found
in plants, 93; child of
Waters, 93; alone im-
mortal, 265; the Law,
93, 107; the Truth,
93; child of plants, 94;
Good Protector, 94;
Svishṭakrit, 202, 204;
Son of Strength, 97,
103, 113, 136; Lord
of Red Steeds, 97, 136;
Ukhya, of the Fire-
pan, 100-105,107,124,
156; Son of Heaven, Agniyojana, Equipment
102; his three forms,
the Sun, sacrificial fire,
lightning, 102; guar-
dian of Soma, 103;
Anikavân, 254; his
mothers Heaven and
Earth, 112; the One
of Agni, 168.
Agnyâdhâna, establish-
ment of sacrificial fires,
1, 17, 290.
Âgrayana Graha, a Liba-
tion to the All-Gods,
54, 123, 164.
Imperial Lord, 113; Âhavaniya, the eastern
fire and hearth, 1, 2, 9,
19, 21, 34, 41, 95, 100,
114, 149, 158, 167, 177,
188, 247, 251, 300.
Ahi, the Serpent, a de-
identified with the
Fire-altar, 117, 119,
140, 162, 169; identi-
fied with the Sun, 120,
251, 267; represented
by a goat, 120; Fire or
Moon by night, 267;
his flight and capture,
135; becomes Rudra,
140; sprung from Pu-
rusha, 262; called Buf-
mon of drought, 275.
Ahibudhnya, Ahi Budh-
nya, a deity of the at-
mospheric ocean, 41,
83, 286.
Âhutis, fire-oblations, 175.
man, 123.
Aindrâgna Graha, a Liba-
tion to Indra-Agni, 57,
See Vişve Devâh.
All-light bricks, 117,139.
All-lights, certain bricks,
96, 126.
Altar, 7, 9, 36, 87, 88, 169,
171, 174, 281; called
Moness, 36; centre of
earth, 216, 240; shaped
like a bird, 87, 100, 149,
239; consecration of,
139; taking possession
of, 148; of the uni-
verse, 124.
Altars, formulas accom-
panying construction
of, 87 seqq., 97.
Ambâ, Ambâlikâ, Ambi-
kâ, feminine names,
212.
Ambikâ, the personifica-
tion of Autumn, Ru-
dra's sister, 24.
Ambrosia, 103.
Amrit, drink of Gods,
nectar, 8, 60, 72, 159,
falo, 159, 160; vital Aida, the name of a Sâ-
heat in bodies, 161;
corpse-eater, 290; Ag-
ni-Prajapati, sacrific-
ed, 171. Agnis (plural),
117, 125, 204.
Agnichayana, Construc-
tion of the Fire-altar,
87, 164, 171, 239.
Agnidh, the priest who Aitareya-Brahmaṇam,31, Amṣa, one of the Adityas,
kindles the fire, 53, 59.
164.
Aindravâyava Graha, a Li-
bation to Indra- Vâyu,164.
Air, 214, 289, 192, 307.
Airs, Vital. See Vital Airs.
Amh saspati, Genius of
the intercalary month,
56, 209.
Amsu Graha, a certain
libation, 164.
Amulet, magic, 144.
Agnidhriya, a hearth or Âjya Uktha, a litany to Ânda, a catcher of fish,
Agnihotra, a burnt obla- Aksharapaňkti, a metre, Anghâri, one of the
tion of milk, 1, 2, 17, 131.
231, 304.
Agnishtoma, Praise of
Agni, 49, 158, 164.
Agnishvåttas, a class of
Manes, 179-181, 220.
Agni-Soma, the dual dei-
ty, 3, 4, 6, 12, 45, 225.
All-Embracer, the Sun,
123.
All-Gods, 40, 47, 57, 61,
67, 95, 107, 155, 166,
171, 189, 205, 207, 209,
225, 226, 254, 268, 273,
292, 299, 301, 303.
guards of the Celestial
Soma, 31, 40.
Angiras, a title of Agni,
17, 36, 101, 113, 281;
Agni's goat so called,
93; a semi-divine Rishi'
27, 88, 89, 91, 95, 106,
125, 126, 151, 182, 238.
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