The Texts of the White YajurvedaRalph Thomas Hotchkin Griffith |
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... for the protection of the sacrifice . 11 ... Exorcism of fiends Spreading of the Prastara Laying down the three offering - spoons . Election of Agni as Hotar Page Anointing the enclosing - sticks ... Throwing the sticks CONTENTS .
... for the protection of the sacrifice . 11 ... Exorcism of fiends Spreading of the Prastara Laying down the three offering - spoons . Election of Agni as Hotar Page Anointing the enclosing - sticks ... Throwing the sticks CONTENTS .
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... Hotar to worship various Deities and Sacred Objects Benedictions on Indra ... ... Conclusion of the Sautrâmanî Ceremony ... BOOK XXII . The Asvamedha or Horse - Sacrifice ... Investing the Sacrificer with the Gold Ornament ... Address ...
... Hotar to worship various Deities and Sacred Objects Benedictions on Indra ... ... Conclusion of the Sautrâmanî Ceremony ... BOOK XXII . The Asvamedha or Horse - Sacrifice ... Investing the Sacrificer with the Gold Ornament ... Address ...
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... Hotar , the Udgâtar , and the Brahman , the special priests , respectively , of the three other Vedas , owes its origin to the increasing multiformity and com- plication of the Indian ritual and the recognized insufficiency of the ...
... Hotar , the Udgâtar , and the Brahman , the special priests , respectively , of the three other Vedas , owes its origin to the increasing multiformity and com- plication of the Indian ritual and the recognized insufficiency of the ...
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... sacrifice . His deed : the slaughter of the drought- demon Vritra . Firmly elevated : securely established and uninterrupted after Indra's victory . 9 0 Agni , undertake the Hotar's office , take 10 [ BOOK II . THE TEXTS OF THE.
... sacrifice . His deed : the slaughter of the drought- demon Vritra . Firmly elevated : securely established and uninterrupted after Indra's victory . 9 0 Agni , undertake the Hotar's office , take 10 [ BOOK II . THE TEXTS OF THE.
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... Hotar's : sacrificer's or invoker's ; he is the chief priest with whom the Adhvaryu is associated . Envoy : messenger to the Gods to whom he bears oblations . Svaha !: a sacrificial exclamation : Ave ! Hail ! Benedictio sit ! Light ...
... Hotar's : sacrificer's or invoker's ; he is the chief priest with whom the Adhvaryu is associated . Envoy : messenger to the Gods to whom he bears oblations . Svaha !: a sacrificial exclamation : Ave ! Hail ! Benedictio sit ! Light ...
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according to Mahidhara addressed Adhvaryu Aditi Adityas Agni Agui All-Gods All-hail altar Angiras Aryaman Asuras Asvins base art thou Brahman Brahmanaspati breath bricks bright Brihaspati Bull cattle celestial ceremony clarified butter Courser Deities divine Eggeling Fathers fire formula Friend gain of wealth give Giver Goddesses Gods guard Hail hath Heaven and Earth hither holy homage horse Hotar hymn immortal Indra lays Let the Hotar libation light Lord lustre Maruts meaning metre mighty milk Mitra oblation offered plants praise Prajapati prayer priests purified Purusha Pûshan R. V. VIII recites the text regions riches Rigveda Rishis Rudra sacred grass Sacrificer's Sâman Sarasvati Savitar seat Soma splendour Steed Stoma strength Surâ Sûrya Svâhâ sweet taken from R. V. I. text taken thine Thou art Trishṭup Tvashtar unto Varuna Vasus Vâyu Vedic verse Vishnu Visvedevas vital vigour Vritra waters worship