The Religion of the Veda
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Detail Of The Religion of the Veda
ISBN | 8120803922 |
Pages | 370 |
Language: | English |
Product Code: | 1 |
Size(in cm): | 10.0 cm |
Weight(in grams): | 615(approx) |
Description:
Contents
Introduction
The Sources
Ancient India and the Rgveda 1
characteristic of the people in ancient India 1. Characteristics
of Rgvedic Poetry 2. Later parts of the Rgveda 4.
The Rgveda as a Religio-historical Source 5.
The Yajurveda 7
Sacrificial magic mantras 7.
The Atharvaveda 8
The contents 8. Priestly Character 9. The Atharvaveda
as a Source of magic 10. Gods and myths in the
Atharvaveda 10.
The later Vedic Literature and the Literature other than the Vedas
Brahmanas and sutras 11. Historical Background and the
Stories 12 11
The Veda and the Avesta 13
The discoveries of Bogaz koi 13. The Veda and the Avesta
from the viewpoint of language 14. From the view-point
of contents gods and Rituals 14.
Indo European and General Comparison of Religion 16
Indo –European gods and Myths 16 Transgressing the
Indo-European fields 18
References 19
Chapter I
The Vedic gods and demons in general
The Vedic gods and demons in their relationship to nature and
to the remaining substrata of mythical conception 23
Nature deities and anthropomorphism 23. Agni and fire
25. Obscurities and New forms 26. Nature –Myths
other elements of the myths 29. Minor demons Souls
30. Abstract deities 33. Animal worship 36. Animal
shaped demons and gods 37. Animals as the possession
of gods 38. Animal Fetishism 39. Man and animal 42.
totemism 42. Lifeless object as symbols of gods 43.
The plurality of gods 45
Various sources of the plurality of gods 45. groups of
gods and divine pairs 47. Indra and Varuna as the most
superior gods 48. Intermingling of different types of
gods 50.
References 51
Chapter II
The Individual gods and demons
Agni 61
The pre-Vedic and the Vedic fire god 61. Different Births
of Agni 62. Agni and the sun 63. Agni and the Lightning
64. Apam napat 67. Descent and discovery of
Agni 68. Agni as the father of human race 70 Agni
and human beings 71.
Indra 74
Prehistory of indra 74. The victory over vrtra 74.
subduing the Panis and recovering the cows 78. Winning
of light 80. Indra’s victory over the Dasas 81. Sambara
83. Cumuri and Dhuni 83. Kutsa and Susna 84.
Namuci 85. The Asuras 85. Historical events 87.
other myths and stories of Indra 88. Carousals and amorous
adventure 88. Indra and Vrsakapi 89. Character
of India 90.soma the drink of the gods 90. Soma
in the heaven and on the mountain 92. Fetching of soma
92. Divine personality of soma 93. Soma and the
moon 93.
Varuna Mitra and the Adityas 95
Circle of the Adityas 95. Character and Physical attributes
of the Adityas 95. Avestic parallels 97. Mitra
and the sun 99. The Rta 101. The Rta and the gods 102.
Varuna as water-god 104. Aditi 105.
The Two Asvins 106
The Asvins as morning deities 106. The Asvins as the
morning star and the evening star 108. The Asvins as the
Redeemers 109.
Rudra 110
Character of Rudra 110. Original nature of Rudra 113
Other Deities 114
The Marutas 114. Vayu and Vata 115. Parjanya 115.
Visnu 116. Pusan 118. Savitar Brhaspati 119.
Tvaster 119. Rbhus 120. Goddesses 120. Usas
121 Ida Aditi 121. Raka Sinivali kuhu Anumati
121. Indrani agnayi varupani 122. Heaven and earth sun
and moon 122. Waters and rivers sarasvati 123.
gandharvas 124. Apsaras 126. Deities of the ground
128. Deities of Palns 128.
Evil Demons 131
Harm caused by them 133.
Origin of the world human beings Priestly heroes and war
Heroes 134
Origin of the world 134. Man 137. The first man
137 Divine Origin of man 138. The Priestly heroes 139.
the war heroes 140.
Appendix goods and Evil gods The divine and the moral world 141
Mercy and wrath of gods 141. The gods and the right
143. Sin 144 Varuna as the punisher of sins 146 Agni
and Indra Pursuing sins 148.
References 150
Chapter III
The Cult
General Survey 181
The cult as practice and wading off 181 Supplicatory
Sacrifice , sacrifice of expiation thanksgiving sacrifice 182.
how Sacrifice is effective 183. Sacrifice coercing gods
Sacrifice and magic 186. Expiatory Sacrifice and expiatory
magic 187. Pacifying the gods removing the
Substance of sin 187.
The participation of the Sacrificial and the priest in the sacrificial
meal 190
Mans enjoyment of the sacrificial meal 190. Magic influence
of the enjoyed sacrificial meal 191. Avoidance of
the sacrificial meal 193.
Magic fire sacrificial straw and sacrificial fire the threefold
sacrificial fire 194
The magic fire 194. Sacrifice without the sacrificial fire
the sacrificial draw 196. Fire used to remove
substances and the sacrificial fire 197. Founding of the sacred fire
199.
Sacrificial Meal and drink 199
Vegetable Substances milk etc. 200 animal sacrifice
200 Plexus of the sacrificial animal 202. Human sacrifice
203. The soma 204. Inedible sacrificial offerings 205.
The Sacrificer and the Priest 206
The Sacrificer 206 the priest 208. Purohita 209.
the sacrificial priest the old list of seven 213 hotar 214.
the Adharvarya 215 Agnidh 215 Prasastar 216 Potar
and Nester 216 singers 217 Brahman 218
Diksa and Sacrificial Bath 219
Diksa 219 diksa as magic rite 219. Diksa and Tapas
220 the motif of re-birth 222. The sacrificial bath 222
Cult Observation 224
Fasting etc 224 avoidance of various dangers particularly
of coming in contact with the dead 225. Infusing oneself
with magic substances 227. The rain substance 227. Sun
substances 228. The bath 229. Shaving 230 Celibacy 231
The prayer 232
Spontaneous Prayer and fixed rites 232. The Liturgic prayer
232 contents of the prayer 233. Effect of the prayer 234
The individual sacrifices and festivals 235
The Sacrifices of the course of the day month and year
235 the fire Sacrifices 236. the four monthly festivals and
Sunasiriya 236. Solstice customs 238 the Pravargya
celebration 239 the Soma Sacrifice 241. Indra as its
principle god 241.the gods and three pressings
242. The soma Sacrifices as rain magic 243. General
view of the Soma sacrifice 244. Rites for Pregnancy
delivery childhood 246. The Upanayana 247 the
Samavartana 249 rites Concering public events 249
Rajassuya 249 Vajapeya 250 the horse sacrifice 250
Magic and the like 251
Sacrifices and magic permitted and not permitted 251
the magic substance 253. Important types of magic 255.
warding off of malevolent beings 256 transmission of
spirits and substance 260 magic with the help of an
image and the like 263 Divinatory magic 265 amulets
and medicines 266 magic formula 267 curse and oath
268 magic in the form of sacrifice 269.
References 270
Chapter IV
Animism and the cult of the dead
The soul Heaven and hell 307
The soul 307. heaven 309Yama lord over the dead
310 place and Characteristics of life in heaven 310
hell 312 general Characteristics of the Vedic belief in immortality
314
Older Forms of animism 314
Souls living in the depths the world of father 314 sacrifice
for the dead 317 belief in ghost and the like the
one who just died 319 embodiment of soul in animals
plants and stars 322
The dead and the living 323
Intrusion of the dead in the existence of the living 323
The Funeral 325
Various types of funeral 325 cremation 326 impurity
of the survivors 328 collection of relics 328 burial
of the relics erection of a mound 328the funeral rite on
the whole effect of cremation 330 things given
with the dead 331 protection of the survivors the
morning rites 332 307
References 333
In Retrospect 345
Translator’s note 349
Index 351
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