A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s2.144
A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s2.144
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v1.c8.s2.144
On the other hand, the hymn Ṛv. X, 16, 1-6, probably belonging to a later period, is intended for the ceremony of cremation. When the funeral pile is erected, the corpse is laid upon it, and the fire lighted. And when the flames unite above it, the priests pray :
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- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit