Agnipuranam

646o CHAPTER XVI.—The God of Fire describes the incidents in the life of the Buddha incarnation of Vishnu—Buddha an incarnation of illusion and nescience—The mission of his life was to weft the hearts of demons incarnate as men from the true faith as revealed in the Vedas—All distinction of caste will cease in the end of Kali YugKalki the last incarnation of Vishnu—The merit of perusing the [...] CHAPTER XX111.—Narada describes the mode of worshipping tl !Lod Vishnu—The rite of purification of the material principles of tl bod1 of the votary is described—The postures to be assumed in tl comae of the worship—The Mantras and ' the articles of worshier—TI worship of the weapons and ornaments of the god —The rites of invi cation and farewell—The peculiarities of the worship known as tf Nava-V [...] the articles of worship to the deity and the Mantras specifically enjoined to be rpeated on the occasion of restraining by the votary each o&his twentfive subtle principles of taste sound etc.—The rite of subsequent Nyasa and the purification of the body —Prayer the worship and the Angapuja the final investure the rite of Homa and the completion.of... [...] tion of the sacrificial pitchers and the articles of worship placed on the different sides of the votary through the energy of the different manifestatioif of Vishnu—The worship of Vishnu the concluding prayer 137-139... [...] 196-197 CHAPTER LVI.—The rite of Dikpala Yoga—The five divisions of the ceremony—The mythical significance of putting an tmage on taw pedestal—The decoration of the doors of the sacrificial shed with the twigs of trees and the disposition of priests at each of them-1 he Mantras and riteof the sacrifice—The invocations and obeisances 197 CHAPTER LVII.—The rite of taking possession of the sacri gro