Satapatha Brahmana Part V (SBE44): Contents

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Satapatha Brahmana Part V (SBE44), Julius Eggeling tr. [1900], at sacred-texts.com

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INTRODUCTION	xiii
ELEVENTH KÂNDA.
The Full and New-Moon Sacrifice (Supplementary Remarks).
Time of Sacrifice	1
Additional oblations to Indra Vimridh and Aditi	5
Expiatory oblations (to Agni, Indra, Vishnu) at New Moon	7
Birth of Pragâpati from golden egg	12
He creates Gods (Agni, Indra, Soma, Parameshthin) and Asuras	13
Sacrifice representing universe and man	18
Brahman (n.), the origin and immortal element, of gods and universe	27
Sacrifice, the Year	38
The Agnihotra (esoteric doctrines)	46
The Brahmakârin	48
Uddâlaka Âruni and Svaidâyana	50
Saulvâyana and Ayasthûna	61
The Mitravindâ Sacrifice	62
Srî dismembered	62
Purûravas and Urvasî	68
The Seasonal Sacrifices (Kâturmâsya)	74
Saukeya Prâkînayogya and Uddâlaka Âruni on the Agnihotra	79
The Upanayana, or Initiation of the Brâhmanical Student	86
The Sâvitrî formula	87
The Satâtirâtra Sattra	91
The Morning-Litany (prâtaranuvâka) of the Atirâtra	92
The Svâdhyâya, or Daily Study of the Veda	95
The three Vedas, or triple science	102
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The Adâbhya Cup of Soma	105
Varuna and his son Bhrigu (on future states of existence)	108
Ganaka of Videha on the Agnihotra	112
Yâgñavalkya and Sâkalya (on the gods and the supreme deity)	115
The Animal Sacrifice, of two kinds	118
The Sacrificial stake (yûpa)	123
The Victim and its deity	127
The King of the Kesin and his Samrâg-cow	131
TWELFTH KÂNDA.
The Sacrificial Session (Sattra)	135
Man, the Year	144
The Tâpaskita Sattra	171
Expiatory Ceremonies of the Agnihotra	178
The going out of one of the fires	187
The death of the Agnihotrin	197
The burying of the dead body	200
Expiatory Oblations of Soma-sacrifice	205
The Sautrâmanî	213
Namuki slain by Indra	216, 222
Preparation of the Surâ-liquor	223
Oblations of milk and Surâ	231
Oblations to the Fathers	234
The Âsvina, Sârasvata, and Aindra cups	245
Indra assisted and healed by the Asvins and Sarasvatî	223, 249
Consecration of Sacrificer	249
Cakes to Indra, Savitri, and Varuna	247, 260
The Avabhritha, or purificatory bath	264
Kâkra Sthapati performs Sautrâmanî for Dushtarîtu Paumsâyana	269
THIRTEENTH KÂNDA.
The Asvamedha, or Horse-sacrifice	274
Fettering and sprinkling of Horse	276
Stokîyâ oblations	280
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Prakrama oblations	282
Three cake-offerings to Savitri	284
Dhriti oblations	285
Lute playing by Brâhmana and Râganya	285
Dîkshâ, or Initiation	289
Vaisvadeva oblations	289
Audgrabhana oblations	291
First Soma-day (Agnishtoma)	295
Annahomas (food oblations)	296
Second Soma-day (Ukthya)	298
Fettering of victims	298
Bahishpavamâna-stotra	304
Setting free of the wild victims	307
Sacrificer drives with Horse to pond of water and back	311
Horse anointed and adorned by Sacrificer's wives	312
Brahmodya of Hotri and Brahman	314
Sprinkling of Horse by Adhvaryu (and Sacrificer)	316
Killing of Horse on cloths and plate of gold	320
Wives led up to circumambulate and fan the Horse	322
Mahishî addresses the Horse	323
Priests’ colloquy with wives	324
The Knife-paths made with needles	326
The two Mahiman Cups of Soma	327
The Chanting of the Katushtoma	329
Aranye^ऽnûkya oblations	336
Svishtakrit oblations of blood	337
Oblations to the Deaths	340
Asvastomîyâ oblations	341
Dvipadâ oblations	342
Expiatory Offerings	345
Right time for performing the Asvamedha	347
Preliminary Ceremonies:--the mess of rice	348
Sacrificer and wives pass the night in the sacrificial hall.	349
Offering to Agni Pathikrit--the mouth of the Sacrifice	350
Offering to Pûshan	352
Leading up of the Horse, assisted by its noble keepers	353
Three Sâvitra offerings (performed daily for a year)	355
Brahman lute-player sings three gâthâs	356
Horse and keepers sent to range the quarters	359
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The Pâriplava Âkhyâna, or revolving legend	361-370
Prakrama and Dhriti oblations	363
Râganya lute-player sings three gâthâs	364
Dîkshâ, or Initiation (at end of year)	371
Sutyâ days	372
The set of twenty-one sacrificial stakes	373
The chanting of Gotama's Katushtoma	375
The Sastras and Stotras of the Central (Ekavimsa) day	377
The animal sacrifices of that day	382
The Adhrigu litany	385
The Mahishî and the Horse	386
Colloquy of priests, chamberlain and women	386
Brahmodya of priests	388
The first Mahiman Cup of Soma	391
The offering of the omenta (vapâ)	392
The second Mahiman Cup of Soma	394
The Stotras of the third (Atirâtra) day	395
Various Arrangements of the Asvamedha Chants	396
Offering of barren cows	402
Animal sacrifices performed in following year	402
The Purushamedha, or Human Sacrifice	403
Animal sacrifices	404
The (symbolical) human victims	407
Purusha-Nârâyana litany (Purusha-sûkta)	410
Traidhâtavî offering	412
Uttara-Nârâyana litany	412
Enumeration of the human victims	413
The Sarvamedha, or All-Sacrifice	417
The ten Sutyâ-days thereof	418
Funeral Ceremonies	421
Burial-ground (smasâna)	421
Locality of the tomb	424
Form and size of the tomb	428
Preparation (sweeping, ploughing, sowing) of the site	429
Depositing of charred bones	433
Arranging of bones limb by limb.	434
Body completed by bricks, like bird-shaped altar	435
Height of sepulchral mound	435
Driving in of pins marking site of mound	436
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Furrows, dug south and north, filled with (milk and) water	437
Passing the northern ones on three stones thrown in by each.	437
Purification by Apâmârga plants and bath	438
Home-going, and offering to Agni Âyushmat on house-fire	439
Depositing of clod midway between grave and village	440
FOURTEENTH KÂNDA
The Pravargya	441
Sacrificial session performed by the gods at Kurukshetra	441
Vishnu excels and becomes overweening	442
Bowstring, gnawed by ants, cuts off his head	442
The names 'Gharma, Pravargya, Mahâvîra, Samrâg' explained	442
Vishnu's body divided between the gods	443
Dadhyañk Âtharvana warned by Indra not to teach the sweet doctrine	444
His head cut off by Indra, and restored by the Asvins	445
Rule of abstinence observed when teaching the Pravargya	446
Collecting materials for making the Mahâvîra pot	447
Pragâpati, as the boar Emûsha, raises the Earth	451
The making of the Mahâvîra vessels in shed	453
The fumigating and baking of the vessels	456
Depositing of vessels and implements in front of Gârhapatya	458
The Hotri's recitation	459
Sprinkling of pot with lustral water	460
The Mahâvîra's (imperial) Throne-seat south of Âhavanîya	461
The pot anointed with ghee	462
The pot set down on mound upon burning reed-sheaths	463
The Sacrificer invoking blessings upon the earth	464
Pieces of Vikaṅkata wood laid round, and a gold plant upon the pot	466
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Fanning of the fire with three pieces of antelope-skin till aglow	467
Revering of the heated pot with the Avakâsa verses	469
Offering of the first Rauhina cake	472
Samrâg-cow tied and milked	474
The pot lifted from the fire and placed on the tray	476
Cooling of pot with goat's milk; and pouring in of cow's milk	477
Oblations made by (muttering) the (twelve) wind-names	478
Pouring of spilt milk and ghee from tray into pot	481
Oblation to Asvins	482
Anumantrana to the rising milk	484
Mahâvîra pot placed on mound	485
Offering of the steeped Vikaṅkata chips (to Pûshan, &c.)	486
Pouring of remaining milk from pot into tray	488
Offering of the second Rauhina cake	489
Sacrificer drinks the remaining Gharma	489
Cleansing, and performance of Upasad	490
Rules for priests as to how and for whom to perform the Pravargya	490
Pravargyotsâdana, or 'setting out' of the implements	493
Kindling of bundles of faggots, and offering thereon	494
Procession led by Prastotri singing a Sâman	496
Arrangement of apparatus in form of human body	498
Singing of Vârshâhara-sâman and departure	501
Mode of performance at continued Soma-sacrifices	502
Dakshinâs, or sacrificial fees	503
Expiatory ceremonies in case of breaking of pot	504
Laudation of Pravargya	507
INDEX TO PARTS III, IV, AND V (VOLS. XLI, XLIII, AND XLIV)	511
Additions and Corrections	591
Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East	593

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nbsp; Offering of the first Rauhina cake

472

Samrâg-cow tied and milked

474

The pot lifted from the fire and placed on the tray

476

Cooling of pot with goat's milk; and pouring in of cow's milk

477

Oblations made by (muttering) the (twelve) wind-names

478

Pouring of spilt milk and ghee from tray into pot

481

Oblation to Asvins

482

Anumantrana to the rising milk

484

Mahâvîra pot placed on mound

485

Offering of the steeped Vikaṅkata chips (to Pûshan, &c.)

486

Pouring of remaining milk from pot into tray

488

Offering of the second Rauhina cake

489

Sacrificer drinks the remaining Gharma

489

Cleansing, and performance of Upasad

490

Rules for priests as to how and for whom to perform the Pravargya

490

Pravargyotsâdana, or 'setting out' of the implements

493

Kindling of bundles of faggots, and offering thereon

494

Procession led by Prastotri singing a Sâman

496

Arrangement of apparatus in form of human body

498

Singing of Vârshâhara-sâman and departure

501

Mode of performance at continued Soma-sacrifices

502

Dakshinâs, or sacrificial fees

503

Expiatory ceremonies in case of breaking of pot

504

Laudation of Pravargya

507

INDEX TO PARTS III, IV, AND V (VOLS. XLI, XLIII, AND XLIV)

511

Additions and Corrections

591

Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East

593