Land L 20012 (6)

1870, Aug. 20. Bought with the Gift of Geo. H. Wales, of Boston.

BOMBAY :

PRINTED AT THE EDUCATION SOCIETY'S PRESS, BYOUI.LA.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

MAY 1977

CONTENTS.

FIRST BOOK.

CHAPTER 1. The Dikshaniya Ishți, with

the Initiatory Rites ..

CHAPTER 2. Prayaniya Ishți CHAPTER 3. The buying and bringing of the Soma. The producing of Fire by friction. The Atithyû Ishți CHAPTER 4. The Pravargya Ceremony. Upasad and Tânunaptram .. CHAPTER 5. The ceremonies of carrying

the fire, Soma, and the offerings from their places in the Prûchîna-vamsa to the Uttara Vedi

SECOND BOOK.

CHAPTER 1. The Animal Sacrifice

CHAPTER 2. The remaining rites of the animal sacrifice. The Prataranuváka of the Soma day

CHAPTER 3. The Apo Naptrîyam Ceremony. The Upañs'u and Antaryâma oblations. The Iotar has no share in the Bahish-pavamâna meal. The libation for Mitrů-Varuna to be mixed with milk. On the Purodás'as be

PAGE

26-41

41-58

69-71

.. 72-96

97—111

PAGE

.. 112-127

longing to the libations. HavishPam̃kti. Akshara-pam̃kti. Narâs'amsa Pamkti. Savana-Pamkti... CHAPTER 4. The Dvidevatya Graha libations, i. e. the libations poured from the Aindravâyava, Maitrâvaruņa and As vina Grahas. Rituyâjas. The Silent Praise CHAPTER 5. The different parts of the

127-141

Ajya Shastra: Ahâva, Nivid, Sûkta.. 141-157

THIRD BOOK.

CHAPTER 1. The Pra-uga Shastra. Va

158-176

177-201

shatkara. The Nivids CHAPTER 2. The Marutvatiya and Nishkevalya Shastras CHAPTER 3. The abstraction of Soma. Origin of the three libations. Evening libation. The Vais'vadeva and Agnimaruta Shastras

.. 201-229

CHAPTER 4. On the origin, meaning, and
universal nature of the Agnishtoma as
the model of other sacrifices. On the
Chatushtoma and Jyotishtoma .. 230-242
CHAPTER 5. On the gradual recovery of

the sacrifice when it was lost. What
men are unfit to officiate as sacrificial
priests. The offerings to the Devis

and Devikas. The Ukthya sacrifice.. 243-254

FOURTH BOOK.

CHAPTER 1. On the Sholas'i and Atirûtra

PAGE

.. 255-267

sacrifices CHAPTER 2. The As'vina Shastra. The

beginning day of the Gavâm ayanam.
The use of the Rathantara and Brihat
Sâmans and their kindreds. The
Mahavrata day of the Sattra .... 268-284
CHAPTER 3. The Shalaha and Vishuvan

day of the Sattras with the perform-
ance of the days preceding and
following the Vishuvan

CHAPTER 4. The Dvadas'úha sacrifice.
Ite origin, and general rules for its per-
formance. The initiatory rites.... 300-310
CHAPTER 5. The two first days of the

Dvûdas üha sacrifice..

FIFTII BOOK.

CHAPTER 1. The characteristics and Shastras of the third and fourth days

CHAPTER 2. The characteristics Shastras of the fifth and sixth days of the Dvâdas üha

.. 330-344

and

344-353

CHAPTER 3. The characteristics Shastras of the seventh and eighth days