Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- NOTE ON THE MATERIALS USED AND THEIR PRESENTATION -- INTRODUCTION -- I. INTRODUCTORY SOMA FESTIVAL (PAVITRAH -- II. ISTIS FOR ANUMATI AND OTHER DIVINITIES (ANUMATYADA YAH) -- III. THE FOUR-MONTHLY SACRIFICES (CATURMASYANI) -- IV. SUNASIRIYAM, INDRATURLYAM, PANCEDHMLYAM, APAMARGAHOMAH -- V. DEVIKA-HAVLMSI, TRISAMYUKTAM HAVIS, ISTIS FOR VALSVANARA AND VARUNA -- VI. RATNIN OFFERINGS (RATNlNAM HAVlMSI -- VII. ISTI FOR MITRA AND BRHASPATI (MAITRABlRHASPATYAM) -- VIII. UNCTION FESTIVAL (ABHISECANIYAH; GENERALITIES) -- IX. OFFERINGS TO THE DEVASO GODS (DEVASUVÄM HA Vi M SI) -- X. PREPARATION OF THE UNCTION FLUID (APAM GRAHAGRAHANAM, JALASAMSKlRAH -- XI. PREPARATION OF THE SACRIFICER -- XII. MOUNTING THE QUARTERS OF SPACE {DIG VYASTHAPANAM) -- XIII. THE TIGER SKIN; LEAD AND COPPER; SILVER AND GOLD -- XIV. UNCTION (ABHISEKAH) -- XV. INTERCHANGING NAMES RITE (VYA TISA ftJANlYA U HOMAU); DISPOSAL OF THE REMAINDER OF THE UNCTION FLUID -- XVI. THE CHARIOT DRIVE -- XVII. ENTHRONEMENT, GAME OF DICE -- XVIII. RECITATION OF THE SUNAHSEPA LEGEND -- XIX. DAKSINAS -- XX. END OF THE UNCTION FESTIVAL -- XXI. SAMSRP OFFERINGS -- XXII. DASAPEYA -- XXIII. OFFERINGS OF THE QUARTERS OF SPACE (DiSÄM A VEST AY AH) -- XXIV. SACRIFICE OF TWO ANIMALS (D VIP A SUBANDHAH -- XXV. TRUTH MESSENGER ISTI (SÀTYADUTA-HAVlMSI) -- XXVI. YOKING OFFERINGS (PRAYUJÄM HAVlMSI) -- XXVII. HAIR-CUTTING FESTIVAL (KE$AVAPANlYAH) -- XXVIII. CONCLUDING SOMA FESTIVALS (VYUSTIR DVIRATRAH; KSATRASYA DHRTIH -- EPILOGUE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INDEX