A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Animal sacrifices
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The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda [by Madan Haloi]
Part 2. 6: The Pashuyaga Sacrifice. [Full title: Types of Sacrifices in General (6): Pashuyaga] Pashuyaga or animal sacrifice is one of the four types of sacrifices cited above. Sacrifice performed by offering animals as oblation is known as animal sacrifice which is also known by the names Nirudhapashubandha and Pashubandha. The animal sacrifice can be performed as an independent rite and also as an angayaga of Somayaga....
Read full contents: Part 2.6: The Pashuyaga Sacrifice
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
Such are all the sacrifices: these he secures by (building) the fire-altar. 4. Now, then, as to the powers (conferred by the performance) of sacrifices. Verily, he who (regularly) performs the Agnihotra eats food in the evening and in the morning (when he comes to be) in yonder world, for so much sustenance is there in that sacrifice....
Read full contents: Kanda X, adhyaya 1, brahmana 5
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra [by C. G. Kashikar]
If he sits (down upon something) other than the skin of a black antelope, he should recite the formula, “The sacrifice is gone to the gods and to the human being; may its benedictions guard me. ” 2. One should not utter his name, one should not speak ill of him; one should not give benedictions to him; only the consecrated should give benedictions. 3. One should not eat food at his house until the Agnishomiya animal-sacrifice. 4....
Read full contents: Prashna 10, Kandika 9
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