FROM THE CALICA PURAN. 377 



" O fteed of death, of exquiflte and unperifhable 

 ki form, produce me long life and fame. Salutation 

 « to thee, O bufralo !" 



Let him then addrefs the Charga (ax) calling it 

 Guhd Jala, i. e. the cavern born, and befprinkle it with 

 water, faying, " Thou art the Inftrument ufed in 

 " facrifices to the gods and ancestors, O ax ! of 

 " equal might, with the wild rhinoceros, cut afunder 

 " my evils. O cavern-born ! falutation to thee again 

 " and again." 



At the facrifice of an antelope, the following Man- 

 tra is to be ufed : 



" O antelope ! reprefentative of Bra'hma, the 

 iC emblem of his glory, thou who art even as the foud 

 " vhldSy and learned, grant me extenfive wifdom and 

 H celebrity.'* 



At the facrifice of a SarabJnu let the following Man- 

 tra be ufed ; fi O ^///-footed animal ! O fportful 

 " native of the Chandra Bhaga mountains ! thou 

 '*eight-formed long-armed animal*; thou who art 

 u called Bhaifava : falutation to thee again and again ! 

 u ariume the terrifick form, under which thou de- 

 u ftroyeft the wild boar, and in the fame manner de- 

 * ftroy my enemies." 



At the facrifice of a lion : " O Hert, who, in 

 •>" the fhape of a lion, beareft Chand'icd, bear my evils 

 " and avert my misfortunes. Thy mape, O lion ! was 

 Cf aflumed by Heri, to punifh the wicked part of 

 <( the human race, and under that form, by truth, 

 " the tyrant Hiranfd Cafipu was destroyed." I have now 



* A mark of eminence. 

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