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Investing of the King with the Consecration
Garments, the Bow and Arrows Âvid-formulas : : : : : : Ascending of the Quarters Stepping on the Tiger-skin. The Sprinkling (Abhisheka) . . . . The Cow-raid . . . . . . Rathavimo kanîya-oblations
101 Game of Dice . . .
. 106 The Passing Round of the Sacrificial Sword
110 Dasapeya. .
114 Samsrip-oblations .
115 Pakabila-oblations ,
120 Prayugâm havîmshi (Oblations to the Teams) . 123 Kesavapanîya · · · Sautrâmanî . . . . . . . 129
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SIXTH KÂNDA. Agni-kayana, or Building of the Fire-altar . .
Creation of the Universe Animal Sacrifices . . . . . Layers and Bricks of the Altar. . Savitra Libations The Search for Agni (the Lump of Clay) . The Digging
The Making of the Fire-pan (ukha). Dikshâ, or Initiation ..
The Raising and Carrying of the Ukhya Agni The Fashioning of the Embryonic Agni . The Vishnu-strides . . Vatsapra .
. . . The Driving-about of the Ukhya Agni . .
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203 229
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SEVENTH KÂNDA.
Agni-kayana (continued). Gârhapatya-hearth . . Pouring thereon of the Ukhya Agni . Altar of Nirriti . . . . .
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