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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. In exchange for praises and offerings the deity is asked to bestow favors. 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 IN EXCHANGE OF PRAISES AND OFFERINGS THE DEITY IS ASKED TO BESTOW FAVORS
ch 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. [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. EST WAS OFFERED TO THE GODS 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 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
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