FROM THE CALICA PURAN. 379 



fore, and by abflinence from flefh and venery ; and 

 muft be adorned with chaplets of flowers and beimeared 

 with fandal wood. 



Then caufing the victim to face the north, let the 

 facrificer worihip the feveral deities, prefixing over the 

 different parts of the victim's body : let the worihip 

 be then paid to the vidlim himfelf by his name. 



Let him worihip Brahma in the victim's Brahma 

 Rhandra, i. e. cave of 'Brahma, cavity in the ikull, 

 under the fpot where tht'falura coronalls and fagil ta- 

 lis meet *. Let him worihip the earth in his nofe, 

 faying, Medhiyaih namah, and cafting a flower ; in 

 his cars, acasa, the fubtil ether, faying, acafdya namah ; 

 in his tongue, farvata mucha, (i. e. Brahma Agnl, &c. 

 the regents of fpeech, &c.) faying, farvata vine hay a 

 namah ; the different fpecies of light in his eyes, and 

 Vijhnu in his mouth. Let him worlnip the moon on 

 his forehead, and Indra on his right cheek, fire on 

 his left cheek, death on his throat, at the tips of his 

 hair the regent of the fouth-weft quarter, and Varuna 

 between the eve-brows ; on the bridge °f tne no ^ e 

 let him pay adoration to wind, and on the moulders 

 to BfhanJj/wara, (i. e. god of riches,) then worfhip- 

 ping the sarpa raja, (i. e. king of ierpents,) on the 

 Stomach of the victim, let him pronounce the follow- 

 ing Mantra : 



" O beft of men ! O moft aufpicious ! O thou who 

 " art an aiiemblage of ail the deities, and moft exqm- 

 li lite ! bellow thy protection on me, fave me, thy 

 i( devoted, lave my foils, my cattle, and kindred ; 

 cc prefers the ftate, the minifters belonging to 

 iC it, and all friends, and as death is unavoida- 

 (i ble, part with (thy organs of) life, doing an 

 <f act of benevolence. Bellow upon me, 



* This is done by cafiing a flower there, faying, B r ahmayt 

 namah j ialutation to Brahma. 



A a 2 " O moft 



