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In exchange for praises and offerings the deity is asked to bestow favors. Temporal blessings are implored, such as food, wealth, life, children, cows, horses, success in battle, the destruction of enemies, and so forth. Not much is said regarding sin and the need of forgiveness. IN EXCHANGE OF PRAISES AND OFFERINGS THE DEITY IS ASKED TO BESTOW FAVORS TEMPORAL BLESSINGS ARE EMPLOYED SUCH AS FOOD WEALTH LIFE CHILDREN COWS HORSES SUXES IN THE BATTLE THE DESTRUCTION OF ENEMIES AND SO FORTH NOT MUCH IS SAID REGARDING SIN AND THE NEED OF FORBINESS
wful rite. [Sidenote: Human sacrifice.] Human sacrifice was not unknown, though there are very few allusions to it in the earlier hymns. [Sidenote: Sacrifice deemed of very high importance.] Even from the first, however, the rite of sacrifice occupies a very high place, and allusions to it are exceedingly frequent. The observances connected with it are said to be the "first religious rites." Sacrifice was early believed to be expiatory; it removed sin. It was substitutionary; the victim stood in place of the offerer. All order in the universe depends upon it; it is "the nave of the world-wheel." Sometimes Vishnu is said to be the sacrifice; sometimes even the Supreme Being himself is so. Elaborated ideas and a complex ritual, which we could have expected to grow up only in the course of ages, appear from very early times. We seem compelled to draw the inference that sacrifice formed an essential and very important part of the pre-Vedic faith.[8] In the Veda worship is a kind of barter.  GODS EVEN THE MIGHTY INDRA TREMBLED FOR HIS SOVEREIGNTY AND STROVE TO HINDER THE CONSUMMATION OF THE AWFUL RIGHT HUMAN SACRIFICE WAS NOT UNKNOWN THOUGH THERE ARE VERY FEW ALLEGIANCE TO IT IN THE EARLIER HYMNS EVEN FROM THE FIRST HOWEVER THE RIGHT OF SACRIFICE OCCUPIES A VERY HIGH PLACE AND ALLEGIANCE TO IT ARE EXCEEDINGLY FREQUENT THE OBSERVANCES CONNECTED WITH IT ARE SAID TO BE THE FIRST RELIGIOUS RIGHTS SACRIFICE WAS EARLY BELIEVED TO BE EXPIATORY IT REMOVED SIN IT WAS SUBSTITUTIONARY THE VICTIM STOOD IN PLACE OF THE OFFERER ALL ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE DEPENDS UPON IT IT IS THE NAME OF THE WORLD WE SOMETIMES VISHNU IS SAID TO BE THE SACRIFICE SOMETIMES EVEN THE SUPREME BEING HIMSELF IS SO CORROBORATED IDEAS AND A COMPLEX RITUAL WHICH WE COULD HAVE EXPECTED TO GROW UP ONLY IN THE COURSE OF AGES APPEAR FROM VERY EARLY TIMES WE SEEM COMPELLED TO DRAW THE INFERENCE THAT SACRIFICE FORMED AN ESSENTIAL AND VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PREVAILING FAITH IN THE WEATHER WORSHIP IS A KIND OF BARTER
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