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The 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补蝉 are popular rites of fertilization^[1]. The 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 mentions that he who performs the seasonal sacrifices obtains the highest place, the supreme goal^[2].

The four parvans of the 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补 sacrifice 补谤别鈥�

1. 痴补颈艣惫补诲别惫补
2. 痴补谤耻峁嘺辫谤补驳丑腻蝉补
3. 厂腻办补尘别诲丑补
4. 厂耻苍腻蝉颈谤颈测补

The 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 says that-鈥渂y means of the 痴补颈艣惫补诲别惫补 (the priest) gives him (the sacrificer) a firm stand in this (terrestrial) world; by means of the 痴补谤耻峁嘺辫谤补驳丑腻蝉补 in the atmosphere; by means of the 厂腻办补尘别诲丑补 in the yonder world, adding that he who performs the 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补蝉, becomes all this (i.e. the universe)鈥�^[3]. Some important features of the 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补 sacrifice are as follows:

鈥� Among the various ritualistic performances of the 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补 sacrifice, there is a very peculiar rite in the 痴补谤耻峁嘺辫谤补驳丑腻蝉补 parvan in which the sacrificer鈥檚 wife is asked about her carnal purification before offering oblations. And the wife has to admit whether she has any illicit relation with anyone or not^[4]. Such confession is made on the basis to get rid of the fault of the sacrificer and make the performance pure and perfect.

鈥� In the 厂腻办补尘别诲丑补 parvan of the 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补 sacrifice there is 罢谤测补峁僢补办补 offering^[5]. In this offering cakes are offered to Rudra as there are members in the family and extra one is for that person who is yet to born. The offerings are made to Rudra on the cross way and after the offering the sacrificer and the priests come back without looking back and touch the water. These offerings are made as Rudra has the power of healing or curing^[6]. The Gopatha 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 gives the significance of the 罢谤测补峁僢补办补 测腻驳补 as to delight Rudra^[7]. Thus, by making offering to Rudra it is expected that all the family members (who are yet to born) becomes free from disease.

Though the 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补蝉 are generally considered as fertility rite, but from the above mentioned fact it can be stated that 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补 sacrifice has some healing or curing capacity also. Besides this, the 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补 sacrifice also has some royal character in it. In the 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺^[8], we have come across the reference that the sacrificer of the 搁腻箩补蝉奴测补 鈥渙ffers the 痴补颈艣惫补诲别惫补; for by means of the 痴补颈艣惫补诲别惫补 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 created abundance of food and creatures鈥︹�︹��..and in like manner the sacrificer by the 痴补颈艣惫补诲别惫补 create abundance and creatures鈥�, then he 鈥渙ffers the 痴补谤耻峁嘺辫谤补驳丑腻蝉补, for by means of the 痴补谤耻峁嘺辫谤补驳丑腻蝉补 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 delivered the creatures from 痴补谤耻峁嘺鈥檚 noose鈥︹��..and in like manner does this sacrificer by the 痴补谤耻峁嘺辫谤补驳丑腻蝉补 deliver the creates from 痴补谤耻峁嘺鈥檚 noose鈥� after that the sacrificer 鈥減erforms the 厂腻办补尘别诲丑补; for by the 厂腻办补尘别诲丑补 the Gods slew 痴峁泃谤补 and gained the universal conquest鈥︹�︹��.and in like manner the sacrificer slays his wicked, hateful enemy and obtains victory鈥�.

Hence, the inclusion of the 颁腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补 in the 搁腻箩补蝉奴测补 is pointer to its political character.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Heesterman, J.C, Ancient Indian Royal Consecration,, Mouton & Co, 1957, Page-28.

[2]:

艢补迟补辫补迟丑补-br膩hma峁嘺鈥揑I/6/4/9-鈥淪a paramameva 蝉迟丑腻苍补峁� 辫补谤补尘腻峁� 驳补迟颈峁� gacchati c膩turm膩syay膩j墨 |鈥�

[3]:

罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补-br膩hma峁嘺鈥揑/4/9/5-鈥淧ara鈥檚ya bh膩t峁泇yo bhavati| Vir膩jo v膩 e峁�a vikr膩nti岣�| Yatcc膩turm膩sy膩ni鈥︹�︹��.catv膩ri ca||鈥�

[4]:

艢补迟补辫补迟丑补-br膩hma峁嘺鈥揑I/5/2/20-鈥淪a patnimud膩ne峁�yannap峁沜chati kena 肠补谤补蝉墨迟颈 惫补谤耻峁噛补峁� v膩 etadstr墨 karoti yadannasya satyannyena鈥︹�︹�︹�︹�︹�︹�︹��..tadhita峁� sy膩t|鈥�

[5]:

Ibid -II/6/2/1-鈥淢ah膩haiva峁Ｄ� ha vai 诲别惫腻 b峁泃ra峁� jagnu| Tena eva vyaja yanta yeyame峁Ｄ佱箖鈥︹�︹�︹��..tranyambakairyajanta||鈥�

[6]:

Oldenberg, Hermann, The Religion of the Veda, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 2004, Page-237.

[7]:

Gopatha-br膩hma峁嘺鈥揑I/1/25-鈥淵at trayambakai艣caranti 谤耻诲谤补峁� eva tat sv膩ya峁� di艣i pr墨峁嘺yanti|鈥�

[8]:

艢补迟补辫补迟丑补-br膩hma峁嘺鈥揤/2/4/1-3 鈥淰ai艣v膩devena yajate|Vai艣vadevena vai 辫谤补箩腻patirbhum膩na峁� 辫谤补箩腻鈥︹�︹�︹�︹�︹�︹�︹�︹��.s奴ya iti|鈥� 鈥�Atha varu峁嘺pragh膩sairyajate| 痴补谤耻峁嘺辫谤补驳丑腻蝉补ir vai 辫谤补箩腻pati 鈥︹�︹�︹�︹�︹�︹�︹��..abhi s奴ya iti|鈥� 鈥淎tha s膩kamehairyajate| 厂腻办补尘别诲丑补irvai deva vai deva v峁泃ramghanastairveva vyajayanta鈥︹�︹�︹�︹��..vijite鈥檅haye鈥檔膩峁ａ弓a峁璻e s奴y膩 iti||鈥�