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Furrows, dug south and north, filled with (milk and)
water . . . . . . . . 437 Passing the northern ones on three stones thrown in
by each . . . . . . . . 437 Purification by Apâmârga plants and bath . . 438 Home-going, and offering to
hmat on housefire. . . . . . . . 439 Depositing of clod midway between grave and village 440
FOURTEENTH KÂNDA.
The Pravargya . . . .
. : 441 Sacrificial session performed by the gods at Kuru
kshetra . . . . . . . . 441 Vishnu excels and becomes overweening . . . 442 Bowstring, gnawed by ants, cuts off his head. . 442 The names "Gharma, Pravargya, Mahavira, Samrag' explained . . . .
. . 442 Vishnu's body divided between the gods.
. 443 Dadhyark Atharvana warned by Indra not to teach
the sweet doctrine . . . . . . His head cut off by Indra, and restored by the Asvins 445 Rule of abstinence observed when teaching the · Pravargya . . . . . . . 446 Collecting materials for making the Mahavira pot . 447 Pragapati, as the boar Emůsha, raises the Earth : 451 The making of the Mahavira vessels in shed . .
453 The fumigating and baking of the vessels . . 456 Depositing of vessels and implements in front of
Gårhapatya . . . . . . . 458 The Hotri's recitation , Sprinkling of pot with lustral water. The Mahâvîra's (imperial) Throne-seat south of Âha
vaniya . . . . . The pot anointed with ghee . . . . . 462 The pot set down on mound upon burning reed
sheaths . . . . . . . . The Sacrificer invoking blessings upon the earth . 464 Pieces of Vikankata wood laid round, and a gold
plant upon the pot. . . . . . 466
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