Hinduism
Satapatha Brahmana Part III (SBE41): Contents
Satapatha Brahmana Part III (SBE41), Julius Eggeling tr. [1894]
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| INTRODUCTION | xi |
| FIFTH KÂNDA. | |
| A. The Vâgapeya | 1 |
| The Cups (graha) of Soma | 5 |
| The Cups of Surâ | 8 |
| Animal Victims | 11 |
| Consecration | 17 |
| Chariot-race | 17 |
| Âpti and Klipti-formulas | 29 |
| The Mounting of the Sacrificial Post by the Sacrificer and his Wife | 31 |
| The Seating on the Throne-seat | 35 |
| Vâga-prasavanîya-oblations | 37 |
| Uggiti (victory)-formulas | 40 |
| B. The Râgasûya, or Inauguration of a King | 42 |
| Preliminary offerings | 42 |
| Seasonal-offerings | 47 |
| Indraturîya-oblation | 50 |
| Trishamyukta-offerings | 54 |
| Ratna-havîmshi, or Jewel-offerings | 58 |
| Offering to Soma and Rudra | 65 |
| Offering to Mitra and Brihaspati | 66 |
| Abhishekanîya, or Consecration Ceremony | 68 |
| Offerings to the Divine Quickeners (devasû), viz. Savitri Satyaprasava, Agni Grihapat | 69 |
| Soma Vanaspati, Brihaspati Vâk, Indra Gyeshtha, Rudra Pasupati | 70 |
| Mitra Satya, Varuna Dharmapati | 71 |
| Preparation of the Consecration Water | 73 |
| Pârtha oblations | 81 |
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| Investing of the King with the Consecration Garments, the Bow and Arrows | 85 |
| Âvid-formulas | 89 |
| Ascending of the Quarters | 91 |
| Stepping on the Tiger-skin | 92 |
| The Sprinkling (Abhisheka) | 94 |
| The Cow-raid | 98 |
| Rathavimokanîya-oblations | 101 |
| Game of Dice | 106 |
| The Passing Round of the Sacrificial Sword | 110 |
| Dasapeya | 114 |
| Samsrip-oblations | 115 |
| Pañkabila-oblations | 120 |
| Prayugâm havîmshi (Oblations to the Teams) | 123 |
| Kesavapanîya | 126 |
| Sautrâmanî | 129 |
| SIXTH KANDA. | |
| Agni-kayana, or Building of the Fire-altar | 143 |
| Creation of the Universe | 143 |
| Animal Sacrifices | 165 |
| Layers and Bricks of the Altar | 186 |
| Sâvitra Libations | 190 |
| The Search for Agni (the Lump of Clay) | 197 |
| The Digging | 203 |
| The Making of the Fire-pan (ukhâ) | 220 |
| Dîkshâ, or Initiation | 246 |
| The Raising and Carrying of the Ukhya Agni | 265 |
| The Fashioning of the Embryonic Agni | 273 |
| The Vishnu-strides | 275 |
| Vâtsapra | 283 |
| The Driving-about of the Ukhya Agni | 289 |
| SEVENTH KÂNDA. | |
| Agni-kayana (continued). | |
| Gârhapatya hearth | 298 |
| Pouring thereon of the Ukhya Agni | 310 |
| Altar of Nirriti | 319 |
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| Preparation of the (Âhavanîya) Fire-altar | 325 |
| Ploughing, Watering, and Sowing of Ground | 326 |
| Bricks of the First Layer | 355 |
| Lotus-leaf | 363 |
| Gold Plate | 364 |
| Gold Man | 366 |
| Svayam-âtrinnâ Brick | 377 |
| Dûrvâ Plant | 380 |
| Dviyagus Bricks | 381 |
| Retahsik Bricks | 383 |
| Visvagyotis Brick | 384 |
| Ritavya Bricks | 386 |
| Ashâdhâ Brick | 387 |
| Tortoise | 389 |
| Mortar and Pestle | 393 |
| Fire-pan | 396 |
| Victims' Heads | 400 |
| Apasyâ Bricks | 413 |
| Khandasyâ Bricks | 414 |
| Corrections | 418 |
| Plan of Fire-altar | 419 |
| Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East | 421 |