The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c30.s7.6
The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c30.s7.6
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v2.c30.s7.6
¹ Perhaps originally to secure a free flow of blood; *cf.* Eitrem, *Opferritus und Voropfer der Griechen und Römer*, p. 435; Keith, JHS. xxxvi. 109. Doubtless it may have been felt in time as purificatory (*cf.* the sacrificer's rinsing of his own mouth), as taken by Hubert and Mauss (*op. cit.* 65, n. 1).