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C. E. CARRINGTON, ESQ, 



Secretary to the Ajiat'ick Society. 



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THE facrifice of human and other vic- 

 tims, and the facririeial rites celebrated bv the Hin- 

 Jus, having being reprefenred to me as a fubjecl of 

 curious investigation, which, from a companion with 

 the ceremonies uied on ilmilar occaiions, by other 

 ancient nations, might perhaps be interetYing, as 

 well to the Society, as to the learned in Europe, I pro- 

 cured the Calica Pur an, in which I was given to un- 

 derlland, I mould meet with full information on the 

 fubjecl:. To efrecl this purpofe, I tranflated the Rud- 

 liiradhyaya or fanguinary chapter, which treats of hu- 

 man, as well as of other facrifices, in which blood 

 js fhed. I hope alio in my next communication, to 

 Jay before the Society, a full account of the God- 

 deis Cali, to whom thefe facriiices are made, and 

 of the Bhaircrjus, tons of Siva, to two of whom 

 the chapter is adcirefied by Siva. 



I am, &c. &c. &c. 

 Calcutta, Atigijft \Sth> 1 70a 



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