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Tremendous was the potency  at least as stated in later times  of a hundred such sacrifices; it rendered the offerer equal or superior to the gods; even the mighty Indra trembled for his sovereignty and strove to hinder the consummation of the awful rite. TREMENDOUS WAS THE POTENCY AT LEAST AS STATED IN LATER TIMES OF A HUNDRED SUCH SACRIFICES IT RENDERED THE OFFERER EQUAL OR SUPERIOR TO THE GODS EVEN THE MIGHTY INDRA TREMBLED FOR HIS SOVEREIGNTY AND STROVE TO HINDER THE CONSUMMATION OF THE AWFUL RIGH
sented to the gods consisted chiefly of clarified butter, curdled milk, rice-cakes, and fermented Soma juice, which was generally mixed with water or milk. All was thrown into the fire, which bore them or their essences to the gods. The Soma was also sprinkled on the sacred grass, which was strewn on the floor, and on which the gods and fathers were invited to come and seat themselves that they might enjoy the cheering beverage. The remainder was drunk by the officiating priests. The offerings were understood to nourish and gratify the gods as corporeal beings. [Sidenote: Animal victims.] Animal victims are also offered up. We hear of sheep, goats, bulls, cows, and buffaloes being sacrificed, and sometimes in large numbers. But the great offering was the Asvamedha, or sacrifice of the horse. The body of the horse was hacked to pieces; the fragments were dressed--part was boiled, part roasted; some of the flesh was then eaten by the persons present, and the rest was offered to the gods. N INFLUENCE ON THE FAITH OF THE INVADERS THE OFFERINGS PRESENTED TO THE GODS CONSISTED CHIEFLY OF CLARIFIED BUTTER CURDLED MILK RICE CAKES AND FERMENTED SOMA JUICE WHICH WAS GENERALLY MIXED WITH WATER OR MILK ALL WAS THROWN INTO THE FIRE WHICH BORED THEM ALL THEIR ESSENCES TO THE GODS THE SOMA WAS ALSO SPRINKLED ON THE SACRED GRASS WHICH WAS STREWN ON THE FLOOR AND ON WHICH THE GODS AND FATHERS WERE INVITED TO COME AND SEAT THEMSELVES THAT THEY MIGHT ENJOY THE CHEERING BILAGE THE REMAINDER WAS DRUNK BY THE OFFICIATING PRIEST THE OFFERINGS WERE UNDERSTOOD TO NOURISH AND GRATIFY THE GODS AS CORPOREAL BEINGS ANIMAL VICTIMS ARE ALSO OFFERED UP WE HEAR OF SHEEP GOATS BULLS COWS AND BUFFALOES BEING SACRIFICED AND SOMETIMES IN LARGE NUMBERS BUT THE GREAT OFFERING WAS THE ASPOMEA OR SACRIFICE OF THE HORSE THE BODY OF THE HORSE WAS HAGGED TO PIECES THE FRAGMENTS WERE DRESSED PART WAS BOILED PART ROASTED SOME OF THE FLESH WAS THEN EATEN BY THE PERSONS PRESENT AND THE REST WAS OFFERED TO THE GODS
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