The Hindu Temple v1.c6.s3.43
The Hindu Temple v1.c6.s3.43
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v1.c6.s3.43
In the Vāstupuruṣamaṇḍala, the body which is laid out is that of Man. Not in every version of the descent of the nameless Asura is he known as goat-headed. When he is thus laid to rest, the sacrament of cremation, as it were, is performed for him as of a person who had died on a journey⁴¹.