A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Samitr
This page describes Samitr which is located on page 174 of the third 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Samitr” according to 5 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Asvalayana-grihya-sutra [by Hermann Oldenberg]
The Samitra fire (literally, the fire of the Samitri, who prepares the flesh of the immolated animal) is the one mentioned below in Sutras 7 and 10. Comp. Indische Studien, X, 345. 'I touch thee' is upakaromi; comp. Katyayana-Shrauta-sutra VI, 3, 19. 26. (* 2) It seems that this fire-brand is the same which had been carried round the animal, according to Sutra 5. Comp. Katyayana-Shrauta-sutra VI, 5, 2-5. (* 3) Comp. Sutra 2. (* 4) On the two Vapashrapanis, comp....
Read full contents: Adhyaya I, Kandika 11
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda [by Madan Haloi]
After the killing of the anubandhya cow, the Adhvaryu directs the Shamitri to take out its omentum as well as to search for an embryo. If an embryo is found, then the Adhvaryu directs the Shamitri to manage a pot and an ushnisha i. e. , a turban. Having offered the omentum of the cow the Adhvaryu again directs to the Shamitri to extract the embryo from the cow s womb. After the extraction of the embryo from the womb, the Adhvaryu address the embryo with a yajush formula....
Read full contents: Part 5.8: Sacrifice of sterile cow (anubandhya-pashuyaga)
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra [by C. G. Kashikar]
The Adhvaryu should give a fore-arm to the Shamitri. If the Shamitri is a non-Brahmana, he (= the Shamitri) should give it away to a Brahmana. 16. The procedure up to the Samishtayajus offering should be similar. 17. The Adhvaryu should offer three Samishtayajus offerings with the three formulas, “O sacrifice, do thou go to the sacrifice; do thou go to the lord of the sacrifice; do thou go to thy own womb, svaha....
Read full contents: Prashna 7, Kandika 22
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