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... Oblations -Sacrificial Fire - Rites of Hospitality - Mar- riage - Obsequies 288 LETTER XV . Tombs - Singular Festivals - Amusements- Gambling - Martial Exercises - Sacrifices 318 ....... LETTER XVI . Mythology .. 339 ... LETTER XVII ...
... Oblations -Sacrificial Fire - Rites of Hospitality - Mar- riage - Obsequies 288 LETTER XV . Tombs - Singular Festivals - Amusements- Gambling - Martial Exercises - Sacrifices 318 ....... LETTER XVI . Mythology .. 339 ... LETTER XVII ...
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... ) who should be studiously worshipped . Vene- rable men , guided by the understanding , salute the divine sun ( Savitri ) with oblations and praise . " I do not wonder that one of the first objects 74 LETTERS ON INDIA .
... ) who should be studiously worshipped . Vene- rable men , guided by the understanding , salute the divine sun ( Savitri ) with oblations and praise . " I do not wonder that one of the first objects 74 LETTERS ON INDIA .
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... . The name of the Yajurveda signifies that it concerns oblations and sacrifices . Soon after it was compiled by Vyasa it became polluted , and a new revelation called the White Yajush was granted to 3 LETTERS ON INDIA . 75.
... . The name of the Yajurveda signifies that it concerns oblations and sacrifices . Soon after it was compiled by Vyasa it became polluted , and a new revelation called the White Yajush was granted to 3 LETTERS ON INDIA . 75.
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... oblations 18 Jyestha ...... a ring . 19 Mula ..... a lion's tail 20 Ashadha ..... a couch . 21 Ashad'ha ..... an elephant's tooth . 22 Abhijit ... a triangular nut . 23 Sravana .... .three footsteps . .. 1 .. a Virginis , Spica . 1 .. a ...
... oblations 18 Jyestha ...... a ring . 19 Mula ..... a lion's tail 20 Ashadha ..... a couch . 21 Ashad'ha ..... an elephant's tooth . 22 Abhijit ... a triangular nut . 23 Sravana .... .three footsteps . .. 1 .. a Virginis , Spica . 1 .. a ...
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... oblations performed to the sacred fire . Warm springs are not uncom- mon on the western coast , nor , I believe , in other parts of the country . Coal is found in the north - eastern provinces ; mines of copper , gold , silver , and ...
... oblations performed to the sacred fire . Warm springs are not uncom- mon on the western coast , nor , I believe , in other parts of the country . Coal is found in the north - eastern provinces ; mines of copper , gold , silver , and ...
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