Daily Archives: July 20, 2008

atharva-vedIya nakShatra kalpa sUktaM

Below are the nakShatreShTi mantra-s of the atharvanic tradition. We use them as the yAjya verses with the ones from the shaunaka saMhitA kANDa 19 forming the invocatory verses. They are not found in the extant paippalAda text and appear … Continue reading

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Mantriform incantations in other cultures

A part of the study of the development of mantra-shAstra is a comparative analysis with similar productions in other cultures. I fear such comparisons at least in the preliminary stages of study are entirely befuddled by subjective comparisons. Several investigative … Continue reading

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Throwing my axe into the sea I made land arise :-)

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