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ANCIENT RELIGION OF INDIA.
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and then with the swáhá, preceded by four stanzas *, made the oblation, concluding with an offering to fire'.
When the rite was completed, Sunaksepha placed himself by the side of Viśwámitra, to whom Ajígartta the son of Suyavasa said, “Give me my son;" but Viswamitra answered, “No, the gods have given him to me.” Hence he was called Devarata? (the Godgiven), the son of Viswamitra, from whom descended the Kápileyas and Babhravas. Ajígartta then appealed to Sunahśepha, and said, “My son, your mother and I entreat your return;" and finding him silent, continued, "you are by birth the son of Ajígartta of the race of the Angirasas, learned and renowned; do not separate from your great grandsire's descendants, but come back to me." To which Sunaksepha answered, “All present saw you with the implement of immolation in your hand": such a sight was never beheld even amongst Súdras. Descendant of Angiras, you have preferred three hundred cows to me." Then said Ajígartta, “My child, the wicked act that I have committed afflicts me sorely. I repent me of it. Let the three hundred cows be thine.” Sunahśepha an
* [h. 28, 1-4.]
This is obscure, being little else than the text; but it relates to a particular ceremony called the “Anjas Sara" (Sara Abhishava rijju-márgera), “the rightway oblation."
Theodotus, Deodatus. 3 Šása-hastam sarve api adrisuh. Sása is explained by risanahetuh, the cause or implement of immolating, or khariga, a sword.
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