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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part I.—History Literature &c. 1885

1885

Preparing the body for the pyre.—When the breath has departed the body of the deceased is washed with earth water and the fruit of the linablica officinalis and then anointed with clarified butter whilst the following mantra* is repeated :—" May the places of pilgrimage Gay$ and the rest the holy summits of mountains the sacred tract of Kure kshetra the holy rivers Ganges Jumna Sarasvati [...] The son or nearest male relative bathes and dedicates the rite to the release of the soul of the deceased from the company and region of sprites and its exaltation to the heaven of the good after which the kalcshi-piticia is offered. [...] The palm of the hand represents three tirthas : the Brahma-tirtha is the hollow at the wrist through which the rinsing of the mouth is effected ; the Dere-tit-Ma is between the fingers sloping downwards and is usedipt offering water to the gods and the Pitri-tirtha is the hollow between the thumb and first finger through which the water flows when offered to ancestors. [...] A figure of the deceased is made of the reed leans and placed on a funeral pyre and burned with the dedication that the deceased may not be without the benefit of funeral rites Then the kalala is consecrated and the forms of Brahmi Vishnu Siva and Yams stamped on pieces of metal are placed on the covering of the kalala and are worshipped with the Purusha-sakta mantra from the Riveda (Man. [...] S'esha the mountains the earth the mundane boar and the elephants of the quarters shook from the trampling and the dust arose and filled the sky and covered the sun.
history
Pages
88
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii The Philological Secretary view
List of Errata
i-i The Philological Secretary view
Index
i-i The Philological Secretary view
Notes on the History of Religion in the Himálaya of the N.W. Provinces. Part I.—By E.T. Atkinson B.A. F.R.G.S B.C.S.
1-16 The Philological Secretary view
The Battle of Kanarpi Ghát. Edited and Translated by Srí Náráyan Singh and G.A. Grierson
16-35 The Philological Secretary view
Two Versions of the Song of Gopi Chand.—Edited and Translated by G.A. Grierson C.S.
35-55 The Philological Secretary view
On Some More Copper Coins of Akbar.—By Chas. J. Rodgers Principal Normal College Amritsar
55-60 The Philological Secretary view
Some Coins of Ranjít Deo King of Jummú a Hundred Years Ago.—By Chas. J. Rodgres Principal Normal College Amritsar
60-66 The Philological Secretary view
The Coins of Ahmad Sháh Abdállí or Ahmad Shah Durrání.—By Chas. J. Rodgres Principal Normal College Amritsar
67-77 The Philological Secretary view
Plates
i-ii The Philological Secretary view

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