History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c50.59

v3.c50.59

*Kāmyāḥ Paśavaḥ* :—Just as several kāmya iṣṭis were prescribed for securing various desired objects so various animal sacrifices are found in the texts prescribed for the attainment of such objects as prosperity, villages, eloquence &c. Tai. S. (II. 1. 1-10) refers to several such sacrifices. For example, Tai. S. II. 1. 1 says 'one who is desirous of prosperity should offer a white paśu to Vāyu; one who is desirous of a village should sacrifice an animal to Vāyu Niyutvat; one who having command over speech or words is not able to speak eloquently should offer an ewe to Sarasvatī' (II. 1. 2. 6). The Tai. Br. (II. 8. 1-9) contains the anuvākyās and yājyās of the vapā, puroḍāśa and havis offerings of many animal sacrifices. Āp. (XIX. 16-17) deals with kāmya animal sacrifices. Āśv. III. 7 gives the anuvākyās and yājyās of a group sacrifice (Aikādaśina) of eleven animals²⁵²⁸ to Agni, Sarasvatī, Soma, Pūṣan, Bṛhaspati, Viśve Devas, Indra, Maruts, Indra-Agni, Savitṛ, and Varuṇa; while Āśv. III. 8. 1 sets out the anuvākyās and yājyās of eighteen animal sacrifices in addition.