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ECONOMIC, POLITICAL & RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS 497 all realms. In this sacrifice in the preliminary stage a he-goat
was sacrificed. Other 艢rautas奴tras do not mention this killing鹿. Then
two pregnant cows were immolated (XV. 14.13). Then a red he-goat
an ewe and a bull was immolated for expiating various gods (XV.
15.2-4). Sura was offered and partaken by the Br膩hma峁嘺s (XV.
15.15). The sacrificial fee is said to be 10000 cows (XV. 16.16).
Thus the killing of father, mother and kings in the sacrifices as
stated in the PCV seems to be a false allegation. K. K. Handiqui
(p. 378) observes that the Suna岣�sepa legend of the 峁歡veda is taken by
some as a reference to the human sacrifice while some hold it to be
a reminiscent of an early rite of R膩jas奴ya and others reject it totally. 鈥�
The Satapatha Br膩hma峁嘺 (13.5.4.1) states that by performing
an A艣vamedha sacrifice one propitiates his sins and even the heinous
sin of killing Br膩hma峁嘺 is anulled. In the Srautas奴tras the
Asvamedha sacrifice is described.2 The Sankh膩yana Srautas奴tra
mentions that the performer of the A艣vamedha attains all wishes,
achieves all worldly attainments (XVI.1). In it a horse is let loose
for a year (XVI. 13.14-15). After that period the horse (XVI.3.13),
a hornless he-goat, a go-m峁沢a and many other animals are killed.
Thus in this sacrifice a horse was actually killed.
a
The Gobhila G峁沨yas奴tra (3.6) lays down that Goyaj帽a and A艣vayj帽a
are performed for the prosperity of the animals concerned, but it does
not ordain the killing of these animals.
j
There are references to the Gosava sacrifice in the Brahmanical
literature. It was a Vrata which was observed imitating the ways
of an ox. The sacrificer slept with his mother, sister and a woman
of his gotra.
He drank water and ate grass with face downwards
and ease himself whenever he felt the necessity鲁. It was observed
during old age but no COW or bull was killed on this occasion.
However there are references to the killing of cows on the occasions
of a wedding or a sacrifice*. The cow was killed as a rule in
the honour of the guest". In the A峁ａ弓aka ceremony, the parts of
the cow killed on the occasion were given to the Br膩hma峁嘺s,
In the Grhyas奴tras cow-sacrifice is prescribed compulsorily on diffe-
1. Sankhayana Srautasutra, p. 433.
2.
See VSS, p. 287.
3. Jaiminiya. Br膩hma峁嘺, I. 113; Taittir墨ya Br膩hma峁嘺, II. 7. 6; T膩峁囜笉ya Br膩hma峁嘺
XIX. 13.1; Vide Handiqui, p.384.
4. P膩ra, 1. 3. 30.
5. SRL. Gr, p. 82.
6. Ibid. p. 100.
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