A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Agnisoma-pranayana
This page describes Agnisoma-pranayana which is located on page 55 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda [by Madan Haloi]
[Full title: Rites Performed on the Fourth Day: (h) Carrying forward of the Agni and Soma (agnishoma-pranayana)] Then comes the rites related to the Agnishomapranayana ritual. The Adhvaryu starts the ritual with ceremonial activities such as spreading of the sacrificial grass around the fires, placing together the vessels, scattering of water, pouring out of the ghee and then he proceeds for uttaraparigraha....
Read full contents: Part 4.9: Carrying forward of the Agni and Soma
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) [by Anjana Chakraborty]
This act is known as agni-pranayana, havih-pranayana and havirdhana-pranayana. Havirdhana is the name given to the cart carrying the havis obviously because of the fact that the havis which in this case is Soma is kept on it. The act of carrying Agni, Soma and havirdhana are performed simultaneously. The fire is taken from the Shalamukhiya fire to the Uttaravedi. The Brahma follows this rite by pronouncing the mantra ‘agne prehi and sits outside the Mahavedi....
Read full contents: Chapter 3(f) - Carrying of Fire, Soma and Carts
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
In the Hotri's ritual this is called the p. 158 Agnishoma-pranayana. For the seventeen verses (brought up to twenty-one by repetitions) of the Hotri, see Ait. Br. I, 30 (Haug, Translation, p. 68); Ashv. IV, 10. The Soma is carried either by the Brahman himself or by the sacrificer. Katy. XI, 1, 13, 14. (* 9) The 'Vayavya' are wooden cups shaped like a mortar....
Read full contents: Kanda III, adhyaya 6, brahmana 3
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