Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar
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Pages | 1604 |
Language: | English |
Product Code: | 2 |
Size(in cm): | 11.5 Inch X 9.0 Inch cm |
Weight(in grams): | 4400(approx) |
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Contents
Volume I
Preface vii
Plates xxv
Illustrations in the Text xxix
Tables/Maps xxxi
Transliteration xxxiii
Sanskrit xxxiii
Malayalam xxxiv
A Note on Pronuniation xxxv
Abbreviations xxxvii
General Introduction 1
Part I
The Agnicayana Ritual
Chapter 1 Introduction 27
Chapter 2 The Agnicayana in Classical Vedic Ritual Sources 29
The Srauta Rituals 40
Chapter 3 A Bird's-Eye View of the Agnicayana 55
Chapter 4 Traditional Interpretations of the Agnicayana 59
Chapter 5 Origin and Significance of the Agnicayana 73
Agni 73
Fire 77
Vedic Nomads 90
Soma 105
The Cosmic Man 113
The Altar 125
Naturally Perforated Stones 139
Chapter 6 The Nambudiri Tradition 167
Part II
The 1975 Performance
Preliminaries 193
1. Eligibility, Time and Place 193
2. Measurements and Bricks 195
3. Soma, Antelope Skin and Woods 203
4. Wooden Implements 206
5. Clay Implements 216
6. The Golden Man 240
7. Other Prerequisites 240
8. The Ritual Enclosure 244
9. Dramatis Personae 266
The Performance
Introductory Note 274
Abbreviations 276
A Note on the Jaiminiya Samaveda 276
First Day: April 12 and 13, 1975
Episode 1. Ritual Preparation of the Ukha Pots and Introductory Rites (Ukhasambharanam, Punyahavacanam, Upavyaharanam, Samkalpa) 279
Episode 2. Animal Sacrifice for Vayu and Preparation of the Five Heads (Vayavyam Pasu) 303
Episode 3. Election of the Priests and Making Five (Rtvigvarana, Agnimanthana) 313
Episode 4. Consecration of the Yajamana (Diksa) 317
Second Day: April 13. 1975
Episode 5. Adoration of the Ukha Fire with the Vatsapra Hymn and Rites for Gain (vatsapra-upasthana, Sani) 334
Episode 6. Ritual Preparation of the Pravargya Implements (Pravargyasambharanam) 336
Fourth Day: April 16, 1975
Episode 7. Construction of the New Domestic Altar (Garhapatyaciti) 336
Episode 8. Introductory Offering; Purchase of Soma; Guest Offering for Soma (Prayaniyesti; Somakraya; Atithyesti) 347
Episode 9. Pravargya, Upasad, and Subrahmanya Chant 368
Third Day: April 16, 1975
Episode 10. Measurement of the Great Altar Space and of the Field of Agni (Mahavedikarana, Citisthanakarana) 369
Fourth Day: April 16, 1975
Episode 11. Setting Up the Field of Agni (Agniksetropadhana) 381
Episode 12. The Foundation of the Altar 395
Episode 13. The First Layer 417
Fifth Day: April 17, 1975
Episode 14. The Second Layer 445
Sixth Day: April 18, 1975
Episode 15. The Third Layer 459
Seventh Day: April 19, 1975
Episode 16. The Fourth Layer 464
Eight Day: April 20, 1975
Episode 17. The Fifth Layer 473
Episode 18. Rudra, Flow of Milk, and Other Ceremonies on the Fifth Layer (Satarudriya, Ksiradhara) 509
Ninth Day: April 21, 1975
Episode 19. Further Ceremonies on the Altar 543
Episode 20. carrying Forth of Agni and Oblations (Agnipranayana, Adhvarahuti, etc.) 551
Episode 21. Flow of Wealth (Vasor Dhora) 563
Episode 22. Pressing of Strength, Holding of the Realm, and other Oblations (Vajaprasaviya, Rastrabhrt, etc.) 570
Episode 23. Setting Up of the Soma Hall and the Hall of Recitation: Construction of the Dhisnya Hearths (Havirdhanamandapakaranam; Sadahkaranam, Dhisnyanirmanam) 579
Third and Ninth Day: April 21, 1975
Episode 24. Carrying Forth of Soma and Agni; Animal Sacrifice for Soma and Agni; Offerings for the Divine Instigators; Proclamation of the Yajamana (Agnisomapranayanam; Agnisomiyapasu; Devasuvams Havimsi) 590
Tenth Day: April 22, 1975
Episode 25. Continuation of the Soma Ritual; Outdoor Chant for the Purified Soma (Bahispavamanastotra) 598
Episode 26. The Eleven Animal Sacrifices and the Rest of the Morning Pressing (Savaniyapasu; Pratahsavana) 608
Episode 27. Midday Pressing and Anointing the Yajamana (Madhyandinasavana; Abhiseka) 632
Eleventh Day: April 23, 1975
Episode 28. The Third Pressing (Trtiyasavana) 646
Episode 29. The Three Ukthya Soma Sequences and the Sixteenth (Sodasi) 655
Eleventh Day: April 23 and 24, 1975
Episode 30. Three Overnight Rounds (Ratriparyaya) 663
Eleventh Day: April 25, 1975
Episode 31. The Chant and Recitation for the Asvins (Asvinastuti; Asvinasastra) 680
Twelfth Day: April 25, 1975
Dpisode 32. The Tail of the Ritual (Yajnapuccha) 686
Appendix. Malayalam Text of the Praisartham 698
Bibliography and Abbreviations 703
Contents
Volume II
Preface v
Plates xiv
Illustrations in the Text xv
Maps xvi
Abbreviations xvii
Part III: Perspectives
The Archeological Background to the Agnicayana Ritual, by Romila Thapar 3
The Pre-Vedic Indian Background of the Srauta Ritual, by Asko Parpola 41
Other Folk's Fire, by J.C. Heesterman 76
The Geometry of the Vedic Rituals, by A. Seidenberg 95
Ritual Structure, by Frits Staal 127
The Agnicayana Section of the Maitrayani-Samhita with Special Reference to the Manava Srauta Sutra, by N. Tsuji 135
The Atiratra According to the Kausitaki Brahmana, by E.R. Sreekrishna Sarma 161
Ritual Preparation of the Mahavira and Ukha Posts, by Yasuke Ikari 168
Agnicayana in the Mimamsa, by K. Balasubrahmanya Sastri, edited by James A. Santuci 178
Srauta Traditions in Recent Times, by C.G. Kashikar and Asko Parpola 199
Recent Nambudiri Performances of Agnistoma and Agnicayana, by C.V. Somayajipad, M. Itti Ravi Nambudiri, and Erkkara Raman Nambudir 252
A History of the Nambudiri Community of Kerala, by M.G.S. Narayanan and Kesavan Veluthat 256
The Nambudiri Ritual Tradition with Special Referene to the Kollengode Archives, by M.R. Raghava Varier 279
Sanskrit and Malayalam References from Kerala, by K. Kunjunni Raja 300
The Music of Nambudiri Unexpressed Chant (aniruktagana), by Wayne Howard 311
The Five-Tipped Bird, the Square Bird, and the Many-Faced Domestic Altar, by C.V. Somayajipad, M. Itti Ravi Nambudiri, and Frits Staal 343
Vedic Mudras, by Frits Staal 359
Notes on Comparison of Vedic Mudras with Mudras used in Kutiyattam and Kathakali, by Clifford R. Jones 380
Agni Offerings in Java and Bali, by C. Hooykaas 382
Tibetan Homa Rites, by Tedeusz Skorupski 403
Homa in East Asia by Micchel Strickmann 418
The Agnicayana Project, by Frits Staal 456
Part IV: Texts and Translations
Baudhayana Srauta Sutra on the Agnicayana text by W. Caland, translation by Yasuke Ikari and Harold Arnold 478
Kausitaki Brahmana on the Atiratra, translation by E.R. Sreekrishna Sarma 676
The Passages of the Jaiminiya Srauta Sutra dealing with the Agnicayana, together with Bhavatrata's Commentary, by Asko Parpola 700
Part V: Films, Tapes, and Cassettes by Frits Staal
I. The Films 739
II. The Tapes 744
III. The Cassettes 748
Contributors 761
Glossary and Index of Terms 769
Index of Names 800
Index of Texts 812
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