Daily Archives: November 21, 2004

The obscene formulae in the ashvamedha

The male participants (the priests and the bard) say: ambe ambAlyambike na mA yabhati kashchana | sa sastyashvakaH | haye cha haye asau || Ladies (ambA, ambAli and ambikA) no one seems to have sex with me. The bad horse … Continue reading

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The sacrifice of the Horse in the ashvamedha

1) The adhvaryu takes the last drink of water to the horse and offers it with the formulae apAM peruH and agniH pashuH.2) Then the yajur priests take fire around the 13 animal starting from the kapi~njala that are tied … Continue reading

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