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the worlds, 276, 286; assists Varuna in recovering his lost vigour, 114; (upasad) threekapåla cake, or pap, 118; as embryo a span long, 135, 155, 360, 268; Vishnu Sipivishta, pap of rice and fresh milk at New moon, V, 9; the sixth of the ten deities (all the gods ') receiving oblations of drops, 381; Vishnu nibhQyapa, Sipivishta, 193; a dwarfish animal his victim at Asvamedha, 300; enters the world in three places, 388; first reaches end of sacrificial session, and attains excellence among gods, 441; is the sacrifice, 442; unable to control his ambition, 441; with his bow and three arrows, 443; his head is cut off, and becomes the sun, 442; is divided into three parts (the pressings of the Soma-
sacrifice), 443. Vishnu-strides, a feature of the
haviryagña, V, 120. vishtârapankti (metre), is the regions, vishtâyråga, III, 50, 53. vishtbayragin, III, 123. vishtuti, Iil, introd. xxii. Vishuvat, central day of Gavâm aya
nam, and formerly one of the three 'great rites of the year's sattra, V, (139), 144; is in ex
cess of the year, 158. visvadeva-netrab, (devâb), seated in
the west, III, 49. Visvagit Atirấtra, with all the prish
tbas and giving away of all one's property, a substitute for a year of Soma-pressing (with Agnikayana), IV, 320, 321; V,
420, 491. visvagyotis (bricks) are (all the light),
Agni, Vayu, and Aditya, respectively, III, 210, 239; making of, 239; mean offspring, progeny, 239, 385; IV, 129; laying down of the first (Agni), III, 384; is breath, 385; IV,2; Agni, 130; that of third layer, Våyu, 47, 130; is offspring, 47; is breath, 47; the fifth layer, 99, 129; possessed of generative power, 129; is the sun, 130;
ishran 88 timer more of
is breath, 131; Sürya its lord,
131. Visvakarman, the purusha (man)
slaughtered for him, III, 162; Visvakarman and Indrågni connected with the air and the second svayamåtrina, 188, 190 ;-IV, introd. xiv; is Vayu, 6, 106; the Rishi Visvakarman is speech, 13; he is Pragapati, 28, 233; settles the third layer of altar, 41, 47; is Agni, 189, 190, 204 ; oblation to, 204; is the lord of all that exists, 204 ; eight oblations to (Agni) Visvakarman corresponding to the Savitra oblations, 266; Vis. vakarman Bhauvana performs Sarvamedha, and promises the
earth to Kasyapa, 421. Visvati, the Apsaras, is the northern
quarter, or the vedi, IV, 107. Visvamitra, rishi (All-friend), is the
ear, IV, 10. Visvantara Saushadmana, IV, 344 n. Visvarupa, the three-headed son of
Tvashtri, slain by Indra, III,
130; V, 313. Visvävasu, the Gandharva, IV, introd.
xiv. Visve Devåb, by twelve syllables
gained Gagati, III, 40; paidabila oblation (pap) on west part of vedi, 110, 111; piebald bullock the Hotri's fee, 111; animal offering to them (instead of to Maruts), 126; born from Vak, and placed with the moon in the quarters (regions), 150; they and Brihaspati no special class of deities, 150; put the quarters in the world, 235; are the seasons, 311; sing praises of (bricks in) second layer, IV, 26; produced, 33; Ribhus and Visve Devâb connected with living beings (bhůta) and trayastrimsa-stoma, 69; are the lords of the upper region, 103, 103; connected with Brihaspati, &c., 103; Vasus, Rudras, Adityas, Maruts, Visve Devâb, build on different sides of altar (E. S. W.N. U.), 118; sit down with the Sacrificer on the higher seat (in the sky), 134; are Indra and
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