- The
Agnicayana (ati-rātra agni-cayana; lit. 'over-night
piling up of the fire') or
Athirathram (Malayalam: അതിരാത്രം) is a
category of
advanced Śrauta...
-
victims with an
oblation of
their blood. On the
third day an
Atirātra was performed. The
Atirātra was a Soma
sacrifice in
which there was a
nocturnal session...
-
golden throne called 'Hiranyakashipu' the
asura sat in or
nearby during the
atiratra (soma) sacrifice.
According to the
Bhagavata Purana,
Hiranyakashipu and...
- and Mitra-Varuṇa. They also are the last
deities to
receive Soma in the
Atirātra, or
Overnight Soma Ritual. The
Ashvins are
invoked at dawn, the time of...
- sons: Kuru, Puru, Shatadyumna, Tapasvi, Satyavan, Shuchi, Agnishtoma,
Atiratra, Sudyumna, and Abhimanyu. Dik****ar, V. R.
Ramachandra (1995). The Purāṇa...
- items. Soma-yajñās: — Agnistoma, atyajnistoma, uktya, shodasi, vā****eya,
atirātra, and
aptoryama are the
seven soma-yajñās. Havir-yajñās: — Agniyādhāna,...
- six
others are
considered variations of this
Uktya Ṣoḍaśī Atyagniṣṭoma
Atirātra Āptoryāma Vā****eya
Vedas Yajna Gonda, Jan (1975). A
History of
Indian Literature:...
-
absorbed into the soma rituals) The
Ukthya The
Sodashin The
Atyagnishtoma The
Atiratra The
Aptoryama The Va****eya The
royal consecration (Rajasuya) sacrifice...
-
Yajnas (sacrifices)
which include Agnishtoma, Aptoryama, Ukthya, Shodasin,
Atiratra, Va****eya, Brihaspatisava,
Sadyaskra and four Asvamedhas. He
heavily donated...
- dāśa-rātra, is
flanked by two
intensive day and
overnight sacrifices called atirātras as
opening and
closing days. The
Agnistoma serves as the
paradigm for...
