The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda

by Madan Haloi | 2018 | 109,416 words

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Summary: This essay studies the Agnistoma Somayaga as described in the White or Shukla Yajurveda which mainly deals with Vedic Rituals composed of Mantras (verses). The Agnistoma sacrifice means “praise of Agni” and its purpose is to connect god with men. It is performed in the spring season. It is the model of all the Soma sacrifices and contains twelve Stotras, twelve Shastras and four Stomas. It is a complicated and large ceremony hence the main ritual is preceded by four preliminary ritualistic days. This thesis deals with all the details involved in the Agnistoma sacrifice.

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The full text of the The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. Part 1: An Introduction to the Śukla Yajurvedic Texts

. Part 2: Vājasaneyī Saṃhitā (Introduction)

. Part 3: Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (Introduction)

. Part 4: Kātyāyana Śrautasūtra (Introduction)

+ Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas

. Part 1: Meaning and Significance of the word Yajña

. Part 2.1: Types of Sacrifices in General (Introduction)

. Part 2.2: The Homa Sacrifice

. Part 2.3: The Agnihotra Sacrifice

. Part 2.4: The Iṣṭi Sacrifice

. Part 2.5: The Piṇḍapitṛyajña Sacrifice

. Part 2.6: The Paśuyāga Sacrifice

. Part 2.7: The Soma Sacrifice

. Part 3: The Adhikārins

+ Chapter 3 - The Somayāga

. Part 1.1: Forms (Saṃsthās) of Somayāga (Introduction)

. Part 1.2: The common peculiarities of the Saṃsthās

. Somasaṃsthā (1): Agniṣṭoma

. Somasaṃsthā (2): Atyagniṣṭoma

. Somasaṃsthā (3): Ukthya

. Somasaṃsthā (4): Ṣoḍaśī

. Somasaṃsthā (5): Vājapeya

. Somasaṃsthā (6): Atirātra

. Somasaṃsthā (7): Aptoryāma

. Part 2.1: Types of Somayāga (Introduction)

. Part 2.2: The Priests of Somayāga

+ Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual

. Part 1.1: Appointment of the priests (ṛtvigvaraṇa)

. Part 1.2: Selection of the sacrificial place (devayajana-nirdhāraṇa)

. Part 1.3: Construction of the Śālā (śālānirmāṇa)

. Part 1.4: Consecration rite (dikṣaṇīyeṣṭi)

. Part 2.1: Introductory Iṣṭi (prāyaṇīyeṣṭi)

. Part 2.2: Buying of soma (somakrayaṇa)

. Part 2.3: Brining of Soma to the Śālā

. Part 2.4: Rite of hospitality in honour of Soma (ātithyeṣṭi)

. Part 2.5: The Pravargya rite

. Part 2.6: The performance of the Upasadiṣṭi

. Part 3.1: Construction of the Mahāvedī

. Part 3.2: Construction of the Uttaravedī

. Part 4: Rites Performed on the Fourth Day (Introduction)

. Part 4.1: Carrying forward of the Āhavanīya fire

. Part 4.2: Placing of the Havirdhāna carts

. Part 4.4: Construction of the Havirdāna-maṇḍapa

. Part 4.5: Digging of the Uparavas

. Part 4.6: Construction of the Sadas

. Part 4.7: Construction of the Āgnīdhrīya shed

. Part 4.8: Preparation of the Dhiṣṇyas

. Part 4.9: Carrying forward of the Agni and Soma

. Part 4.10: Cutting and raising of the sacrificial post

. Part 4.11: Animal sacrifice in honour of Agni and Soma

. Part 4.12: Collection of Vasatīvarī water

. Part 5.1: Recitation of morning litany (prātaranuvāka)

. Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prātaḥsavana)

. Part 5.3: Animal sacrifie in honour of Agni (savanīya-paśuyāga)

. Part 5.4: Mid-day soma pressing (mādhyandina-savana)

. Part 5.5: Third Soma pressing (tṛtīya-savana)

. Part 5.6: The concluding bath (avabhṛtheṣṭi)

. Part 5.7: Rite of rising out of the water (udayanīyeṣṭi)

. Part 5.8: Sacrifice of sterile cow (anubandhyā-paśuyāga)

. Part 5.9: The rite of giving up (udavasānīyeṣṭi)

Chapter 5 - Summary and Conclusion

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