3<?S THE SANGUINARY CHAPTER, 



occafion, concluding with the word phot. Wa- 

 ter mult be fprinkled upon the meal, or earthen 

 victim, which reprefents the facrificcr's enemy, 

 uhng the text commencing with raffia drabalh, (i. 

 e. by itreams of blood,) and marks muft be made 

 on the forehead with red fanders ; garlands of red 

 flowers muft be put round the neck of the image, and 

 it mull be dreiied in red garments, and tied with red 

 cords, and girt with a red girdle. Then placing the 

 head towards the north, let it be ftrtick off with an ax, 

 and prefented, ufrng the Scanda text. This is to be 

 ufed at prefenting the head, if the facrihxe is per- 

 formed on the night of the Scanda JNacJhatra 9 or lunar 

 manlion Scanda. The Vifdcha Mantra, is to be ufed 

 on the night the Vifdcha manfion. Let the facrihxer 

 contemplate two attendants on the Goddefs, as having 

 fiery eyes, with yellow bodies, red faces, long ears, 

 armed with tridents and axes in their two right hands, 

 and holding human (culls and vafes in their two left. 

 Let them be confidered as having three eves and 

 ftrings of human fculls, fufpended round their necks, 

 with long ftraggling frightful teeth. . 



In the month of Chaitra, on the day of the full 

 moon, facrihces of buffalos and goats give unto me 

 of horrid form much pleafure ; as do alio honey and 

 iiih, " O ray ions !" 



Where a lacrifice is made to Chdndica, the victim's 

 head having been cut off, mult be fprinkled with wa- 

 ter, and afterwards prefented with the texts laid down. 



The facrificer may draw an augury from the mo- 

 tions of the flain victim when near expiring, and for 

 fo doing he muft firfl addrefs. the Goddefs, coniidcr- 

 ing the foul of the victim as taking its departure in a 

 car, and his body as a holy fpot, " O Goddefs ! make 

 u known urito me. whether the omens are favourable 

 " or not." 



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