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270 " THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY.
north or east, performs what is called ghutii-st'hapunu'.
After this, the bramhun performs other ceremonies, as asunu
shoodheek, ungii-nyasu1, kurangu-nyasu1,hhoot-shoodheem,
dig-vundhunun, bhoot-otsarunu°, &c. then the worship of
the five gods; of the nine planets; of the regents of the ten
quarters, &c. To this succeeds meditation, manusuP, &c;
the priest next presents the offerings, which may be sixty-
four, or eighteen, or sixteen, or ten, or five, or merely
flowers and water, according to the person's ability.. To
these offerings, the worshipper must add sesamum, clari-
fied butter, and barley-flour. The officiating bramhun
next performs the worship of Narayiinu, Muhe'shwuru'i,
Brumha, Sooryu, Bhugeerut'hu, and Himaluyti; then the
worship of the inhabitants of the waters, as the fish, the
tortoises, the frogs,- the water-snakes, the leeches, the
snailsT, the muktiriis, the shell-fish, the porpoises, &c.
' The ceremonies performed at the setting up of an image. Here the
jar of water is the image, before which the worship of any of the gods
may be performed.
k Purifying the seat. • Ceremonies accompanied with motions of
the fingers. m Purifying the five elements of which the body is com-
posed. " Binding the ten quarters, to prevent evil spirits from arriving
to defile the worship. ° Driving away the evil spirits. r Going
over all the ceremonies in the mind. « Shivii.
» This strongly reminds ns of the lines of Juvenal, Satire xv.
' Who has not heard, where Egypt's realms are.nam'd,
What monster gods her frantic sons have fram'd ?
Here Ibis gorg'd with well-grown serpents *, there
The crocodile t commands religious fear:
Where Memnon's statue magic strings inspire
With vocal sounds that emulate the lyre;
And Thebes (such, Fate, are thy disastrous turns !)
Now prostrate o'er her pompous ruins mourns;
A monkey-god \, prodigious to be told!
Strikes the beholder's eye with burnished gold:
• See Gnioora. f The Hindoos throw their children to the alligators. J Hnnoomaa.
north or east, performs what is called ghutii-st'hapunu'.
After this, the bramhun performs other ceremonies, as asunu
shoodheek, ungii-nyasu1, kurangu-nyasu1,hhoot-shoodheem,
dig-vundhunun, bhoot-otsarunu°, &c. then the worship of
the five gods; of the nine planets; of the regents of the ten
quarters, &c. To this succeeds meditation, manusuP, &c;
the priest next presents the offerings, which may be sixty-
four, or eighteen, or sixteen, or ten, or five, or merely
flowers and water, according to the person's ability.. To
these offerings, the worshipper must add sesamum, clari-
fied butter, and barley-flour. The officiating bramhun
next performs the worship of Narayiinu, Muhe'shwuru'i,
Brumha, Sooryu, Bhugeerut'hu, and Himaluyti; then the
worship of the inhabitants of the waters, as the fish, the
tortoises, the frogs,- the water-snakes, the leeches, the
snailsT, the muktiriis, the shell-fish, the porpoises, &c.
' The ceremonies performed at the setting up of an image. Here the
jar of water is the image, before which the worship of any of the gods
may be performed.
k Purifying the seat. • Ceremonies accompanied with motions of
the fingers. m Purifying the five elements of which the body is com-
posed. " Binding the ten quarters, to prevent evil spirits from arriving
to defile the worship. ° Driving away the evil spirits. r Going
over all the ceremonies in the mind. « Shivii.
» This strongly reminds ns of the lines of Juvenal, Satire xv.
' Who has not heard, where Egypt's realms are.nam'd,
What monster gods her frantic sons have fram'd ?
Here Ibis gorg'd with well-grown serpents *, there
The crocodile t commands religious fear:
Where Memnon's statue magic strings inspire
With vocal sounds that emulate the lyre;
And Thebes (such, Fate, are thy disastrous turns !)
Now prostrate o'er her pompous ruins mourns;
A monkey-god \, prodigious to be told!
Strikes the beholder's eye with burnished gold:
• See Gnioora. f The Hindoos throw their children to the alligators. J Hnnoomaa.