The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda

by Madan Haloi | 2018 | 109,416 words

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This page relates ‘Agnishtoma Ritual’ of the study on the Agnistoma Somayaga as described in the Shukla Yajurveda (dealing with Vedic Rituals). The Agnistoma sacrifice (lit. “praise of Agni”) connects god with men and is performed in the spring season. It is the model of all the Soma sacrifices and forms a large and complicated ceremony preceded by four preliminary ritualistic days. This thesis deals with all the details involved in the Agnistoma sacrifice.

Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual

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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)

Last Updated: 29 June, 2023

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