Rice and Barley Offerings in the Veda |
Contents
I Introduction The function and significance of cake offerings | 1 |
II Cakes on one to ten kapālas | 35 |
III Cakes on eight kapālas | 57 |
IV Cakes on eleven kapālas | 93 |
V Cakes on twelve kapālas | 124 |
VI Cakes on thirteen or more kapālas | 146 |
VII The caru | 149 |
VIII Combinations | 190 |
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Common terms and phrases
According adhvaryu Aditi Adityas Agni and Soma Agni vaiśvānara Agni's animal Anumati ApŚ astākapāla aśvamedha ĀśvŚ belongs BhŚ brahman Bṛhaspati cake offered cake on eight cake to Agni Caland cattle daksiņā Devāḥ Dual deities earth eight kapālas ekādaśakapāla ekādaśakapāla to Indra eleven kapālas Engl epithet Feuergründung fire gayatri gods Gonda Heesterman horse i.e. RV Indra Indra and Agni indriya invitatory jagati kapālas to Agni Keith Krick mantras Maruts means metre Mitra moon Nirrti oblation oblatory mantras offer a caru offered to Agni offered to Indra officiant patron performed Prajāpati pratisthā prepared prescribes prosperity purodāsa Pūşan rājasūya receives a caru Renou rice rite Royal consecration Rudra sacred Sarasvati Savitar Soma soma ceremony śrauta Śrautakośa ŚŚ stanzas syllables tejas thou tristubh Tvastar twelve kapālas Varuņa Vedic ritual viryam Vişnu Viśve Devāh Vrtra wishes worship Wunschopfer yajamāna