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centre, 43, xx, I n., 44 sq. and n.; has the shape of a large bird, 43, xxi sq., I n., 4 n., 19-21, 22 n., 112 n., 114-16, 120 sq., 135-40, 148 sq., 168, 168 n., 177, 179 sq., 180 n., 201, 250 sq. and n., 272, 274, 285-9, 296, 300-6, 311, 363, 391, 402; 44, 588 (wing of altar); bricks of the f. representing parts of the universe, 43, 2 n., 23-9, 41-57, 47 n., 80, 82, 90-103, 109, 121-4, 12734, 138, 140-8, 271, 364; diagramı showing the central parts of the layers, 43, 17, 24, 48, 71, 98; represents Purusha-Pragâpati and the divine body of the sacrificer, 43, 30, 226 sq., 252, 256; 44, xiv, 428; the Agnikayana higher than an ordinary sacrifice, 43, 121, 214 n. ; sprinkling the f., 43, 169 sq.; is speech, 43, 173; drawing of frog, lotus-flower, and bamboo-shoot across it, 43, 174-7; is an island, 43, 187; mounting the f., 43, 198-200; its different bricks are so many Agnis, 43, 222, 222 n.; Agniyogana, or Yoking of the f., 43, 249-55; the Agnikayana includes all sacrificial rites, 43, 266, 296-9; rules for repeated Agnikayana, 43, 271-4; propitiatory hymn to make good deficiencies in the building of the f., 43, 274-8; the building of the f. must not be performed for another person, 43, 278-80; the triad F., Mahad uktham, and Mahâvrata, 43, 281-9; how to measure its dimensions, 43, 305-12; sevenfold, hundredfold, and hundred and onefold, 43, 312-15; time for building the f., 43, 316-20; number of bricks, 43, 357-61; identified with the metres, 43, 384-6; built so as to look in all directions, 43, 390-3; the Agnikayana a preliminary to the Soma-sacrifice, 44, xiii; human sacrifice at the building of the f., 44, xxxvii-xxxix; is twenty-onefold, 44, 334 sq., 334 n. ; the greatest possible f. built at the Sarvamedha, 44, 418; the tomb of a builder of a f. to be made in the shape of the f., 44, 428; the bones of the deceased arranged like the birdshaped f., 44, 434 sq.; burial rite for one who has built, and one who has
the house, 5, 339 sq.; holy-water presented to the f., 5, 341 sq., 375, 375 n.; 18, 232, 251; holy f., 5, 362; 47, 76, 82; prayer for the f. when seeing the f., 5, 371; kept burning at the three nights' ceremony, 18, 59; formula addressed to the f. (tava athrô), 18, 141, 143, 143 n.; priests protectors of the sacred f., 18, 353; duty of maintaining the s. f., 24, 270-2, 301, 355 sq.; 37, 96, 163 sq., 188, 190-2; salutation of the f., 24, 358; the altar f. an aid of grace, 31, 95, 100; about f.-wood, 37, 48, 126; atonement for injuring the f. of Varahrân, 37, 86; about the f. in the house, 37, 122; care of the f. when travelling, 37, 125; neglect of f. causes want of offspring, 37, 191 sq.; the f. pleased by the conversion of Vistâsp, 47, 74; abode of the s. f., see Fire-temple. Fire-altar: the altar is female, the f. is male, 12, 63; after having built the f., one must not approach a Sûdra wife, 14, 96; leading forward of the fire to the f., 26, 121-6; 43, 188-207; penance for pushing against a f., 29, 224; f. made of mind, &c., do not constitute part of the sacrificial action, 34, lxxiv; 38, 259-68; the Agnikayana (Agnikityâ), or building of the f., 38, 261 n., 264; 41, xxvi sq., 143-419; 43, xiii, xxi, 1-280; layers and bricks of the f., 41, 186-90, 355 sq., 362; 44, 542 (ishtakâ), 544 (kiti), 546 (lokamprinâ), 552 (nâkasad), 554 (pañkakûda), 560 (punas kiti), 564 (ritavyâ), 566 (sâdana),, 573 (sprit), 574 (srishti), 576 (svayamâtrinna), 582 (vâlakhilya), 586 (visvagyotis); the ashes from the fire-pan at the Agnikayana thrown into the water, 41, 293-7; preparation of the site of the great Ahavanîya f., 41, 325-417; the fire-pan on the f., 41, 396-401; plan of f., 41, 419; ceremony of building the householder's f., 42, 354; the mystery of the f., 43, xiiixxvi, 281-404; ritual of the f. later than the rest of the sacrificial system, 43, xiii, xviii; takes a full year to complete, 43, xix, xxiii; represented as the Universe, 43, xix sq., 381-90; lotus-leaf in its
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