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52 THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY.
mistake in the business. He consulted a learned man or
two near him, who declared that the brumhucharee had
very likely mistaken the words spoken to him in his dream,
for that these words might mean simple offerings of
food, &c. A thousand victims are said to have been thus
butchered.-
The sacrifice of a Bulk—In this sacrifice four altars are
required for offering the flesh to four gods, Lukshmee-
Narayiinu, Ooma-muh£shwuru, Brumha, and ftnuntu.
Before the sacrifice, Prit'hivee, the nine planets, and the
ten guardian deities of the earth, are worshipped. Five
vilwum, five khudiru™, five piilashu0, and five oodoomburu.i>
posts are to be erected, and a bull tied to each post. Be-
fore the burning of the flesh, clarified butter is burnt on
one altar, and afterwards small pieces of the flesh of the
slaughtered animals on the four altars. The succeeding
ceremonies are common to all burnt-sacrifices. This sacri-
fice was formerly very common. The Piidmu-pooranu and
Muhabharixtu contain accounts of a great sacrifice of a
bull performed by Runtee-de>ii.
The sacrifice of a Horse, (Ushwu-me'dhu.)—The animal
must be of one colour i, without blemish, of good signs,
young, and well-formed. On an auspicious day, the sacri-
ficer must touch the head of the horse with clay from the
Ganges, sandal wood, a pebble, rice not cleansed from the
husk, leaves of doorva grass', flowers, fruits, curds, clarified
butter, red lead, a shell, lamp-black, turmeric, mustard,
gold, silver, metal, a lamp, a looking-glass, and other
things, repeating the prescribed formulas. The horse is
* iEgle marmelos. " Mimosa catechu.
• Bntea frondosa. * Ficus glomerate.
« A white horse is preferred. » Agrostis linearis.
mistake in the business. He consulted a learned man or
two near him, who declared that the brumhucharee had
very likely mistaken the words spoken to him in his dream,
for that these words might mean simple offerings of
food, &c. A thousand victims are said to have been thus
butchered.-
The sacrifice of a Bulk—In this sacrifice four altars are
required for offering the flesh to four gods, Lukshmee-
Narayiinu, Ooma-muh£shwuru, Brumha, and ftnuntu.
Before the sacrifice, Prit'hivee, the nine planets, and the
ten guardian deities of the earth, are worshipped. Five
vilwum, five khudiru™, five piilashu0, and five oodoomburu.i>
posts are to be erected, and a bull tied to each post. Be-
fore the burning of the flesh, clarified butter is burnt on
one altar, and afterwards small pieces of the flesh of the
slaughtered animals on the four altars. The succeeding
ceremonies are common to all burnt-sacrifices. This sacri-
fice was formerly very common. The Piidmu-pooranu and
Muhabharixtu contain accounts of a great sacrifice of a
bull performed by Runtee-de>ii.
The sacrifice of a Horse, (Ushwu-me'dhu.)—The animal
must be of one colour i, without blemish, of good signs,
young, and well-formed. On an auspicious day, the sacri-
ficer must touch the head of the horse with clay from the
Ganges, sandal wood, a pebble, rice not cleansed from the
husk, leaves of doorva grass', flowers, fruits, curds, clarified
butter, red lead, a shell, lamp-black, turmeric, mustard,
gold, silver, metal, a lamp, a looking-glass, and other
things, repeating the prescribed formulas. The horse is
* iEgle marmelos. " Mimosa catechu.
• Bntea frondosa. * Ficus glomerate.
« A white horse is preferred. » Agrostis linearis.