Rice and Barley Offerings in the Veda |
Contents
Introduction The function and significance of cake offerings | 1 |
Cakes on one to ten kapālas | 35 |
Cakes on eight kapālas | 57 |
Cakes on eleven kapālas | 93 |
Cakes on twelve kapālas | 124 |
Cakes on thirteen or more kapālas | 146 |
The caru | 149 |
Combinations | 190 |
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According adhvaryu Aditi Adityas Agni and Soma Agni vaiśvānara Agni's agnicayana animal Anumati ĀpŚ aṣṭākapāla aśvamedha Aśvins ĀśvŚ belongs BhŚ brahmin Bṛhaspati cake offered cake on eight cake to Agni Caland cattle dakṣiņā dual deity dvādaśakapāla earth eight kapālas eleven kapālas Engl Feuergründung fire gayatri Geldner gods Gonda Heesterman horse i.e. RV Indra Indra and Agni indriya invitatory işți jagati kapālas to Agni Keith Krick mantras Maruts means metre Mitra moon oblation oblatory mantras offer a caru offered to Agni offered to Indra officiant patron performed Prajapati prepared prescribes prosperity puroḍāśa Pūṣan rājasūya receives a caru Renou rice rite Royal consecration Rudra sacred sacrifice Sarasvati Savitar Sāyaṇa Soma soma ceremony śrauta Śrautakośa ŚŚ stanzas syllables tejas thou tion triṣṭubh twelve kapālas Varuņa Vedic ritual Visņu Viśve Devāḥ Vṛtra wishes worship Wunschopfer yajamāna