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tortoifes is of one month's duration, and three from 

 that of a crocodile. By the blood of the nine fpecies 

 of wild animals, the Goddefs is fatisfied nine 

 months, and for that fpa.ee of time continues propi- 

 tious to the offerer's welfare. The blood of the wild 

 bull and guana give pleafure for one year, and that of 

 the antelope and wild boar for twelve years. The 

 Sarabhas * blood iatisfles the Goddefs for twenty-five 

 years, and buffalo's ajid rhinoceros's blood for a 

 hundred, and that of the tvger an equal number. 

 That of the lion, rein-deer, and the human fpecies 

 produces pleafure, which lafts a tboufand years. 

 The flefh of thefe, feverally, gives the Goddefs plea- 

 fure for the fame duration . of time as their blood. 

 Now attend to the different fruits attending an offer- 

 ing of the ilefh of a rhinoceros or antelope, as alio of 

 llie iifh called rohita, / 



The fie ill of the antelope and rhinoceros pleafes 

 the Goddefs five hundred years and the rohita hlh 

 and Bardhrinafa give my beloved (i. e. the Goddefs 

 Cali delight for three hundred years.) 



A fpotlefs goat, who drinks only twice in twenty- 

 four hours, whofe limbs are ilender, and who is 

 the prime among a herd, is called a BarJkrinaja-, 

 and is reckoned as the beft of Havyas, (i. e. offer- 

 ings to the Deities) : and Cavyas, (i. e. offerings 

 to ueceafed progenitors.) 



The bird whofe throat is blue and head red and 



black with white feathers, is called alio }]ardhn- 



.-:,//*/, and is king of the birds, and the favorite of 



me and 'n-aNU. 



Bv nan facrifice attended by the forms laid 



down, Devi is pleafed one thoufand years, and 



Sarafthas, an animal oC a very fierce nature,, faid to lnve 



by 



