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THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY. 59
it the wood, and worships the god fignee, (fire.) Having
already provided clarified butter, and placed twigs, half a
span long, by his side, he takes up one of them at a time,
and, dipping it in the clarified butter, lays it on the fire,
repeating a prayer. He may offer either eight twigs, twen-
ty-eight, one hundred and eight, two hundred and eight, or
three hundred and eight, and so on till he be satisfied, or
till he think the gods have had clarified butter enoughk.
At the close, he puts or pours upon the fire, plantains, the
leaves of the piper betle, and sour milk. He does this, as
they say, to cool the earth, which, being a goddess, is sup-
posed to have sustained some harm by the heat of the fire.
Finally, he makes presents, and entertains bramhiins.
SECT. VI.—Bloody Sacrifices, (Bulee-danu\)
The reader will have observed, that for the burnt-sacri-
fices animals were slain, and offered on the altar. In these
sacrifices (Bulee-danu) animals are slain, but the flesh is
offered raw, and not burnt on the altar: this is the diffe-
rence between the two sacrifices. Among the things pro-
per for sacrifice are men, buffaloes, goats, sheep, horses,
camels, deer, fish, and birds of various kinds. At present
only buffaloes, goats, and sheep are offered.
When an animal (for example, a goat) is sacrificed, the
following forms are used.—First, the animal is bathed either
k The god Ugnee was once surfeited with clarified butter, and to
relieve him TJrjoonu burnt a whole forest containing medicinal plants.
1 From Bulee, a sacrifice, and da, to give. The shastrus include all
offerings under the name bulee; tut at present this term is confined to
the offering of the flesh of animals.
I 2
it the wood, and worships the god fignee, (fire.) Having
already provided clarified butter, and placed twigs, half a
span long, by his side, he takes up one of them at a time,
and, dipping it in the clarified butter, lays it on the fire,
repeating a prayer. He may offer either eight twigs, twen-
ty-eight, one hundred and eight, two hundred and eight, or
three hundred and eight, and so on till he be satisfied, or
till he think the gods have had clarified butter enoughk.
At the close, he puts or pours upon the fire, plantains, the
leaves of the piper betle, and sour milk. He does this, as
they say, to cool the earth, which, being a goddess, is sup-
posed to have sustained some harm by the heat of the fire.
Finally, he makes presents, and entertains bramhiins.
SECT. VI.—Bloody Sacrifices, (Bulee-danu\)
The reader will have observed, that for the burnt-sacri-
fices animals were slain, and offered on the altar. In these
sacrifices (Bulee-danu) animals are slain, but the flesh is
offered raw, and not burnt on the altar: this is the diffe-
rence between the two sacrifices. Among the things pro-
per for sacrifice are men, buffaloes, goats, sheep, horses,
camels, deer, fish, and birds of various kinds. At present
only buffaloes, goats, and sheep are offered.
When an animal (for example, a goat) is sacrificed, the
following forms are used.—First, the animal is bathed either
k The god Ugnee was once surfeited with clarified butter, and to
relieve him TJrjoonu burnt a whole forest containing medicinal plants.
1 From Bulee, a sacrifice, and da, to give. The shastrus include all
offerings under the name bulee; tut at present this term is confined to
the offering of the flesh of animals.
I 2