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Page 18
So the place was still in Vidyāpati's time animated as it were , with a historical spirit . Balaram is said to have come there and killed a Sūta in a'fit of anger . Brahma - batyā ( this sin of killing a Bråhmana ) immediately laid hold ...
So the place was still in Vidyāpati's time animated as it were , with a historical spirit . Balaram is said to have come there and killed a Sūta in a'fit of anger . Brahma - batyā ( this sin of killing a Bråhmana ) immediately laid hold ...
Page 62
Even most of their spirits or deities are believed to have each a husband or wife as the case may be . It is only after a person enters the married state , that he or she is regarded as a full - fledged member of the tribe .
Even most of their spirits or deities are believed to have each a husband or wife as the case may be . It is only after a person enters the married state , that he or she is regarded as a full - fledged member of the tribe .
Page 67
The br153 - plate with the bride - price is next taken to the thhāns or spirit - seats of the tan ! i and each spirit is addressed , saying , " Look ! this is the brideprice paid for so - and - so . May she fare well ” .
The br153 - plate with the bride - price is next taken to the thhāns or spirit - seats of the tan ! i and each spirit is addressed , saying , " Look ! this is the brideprice paid for so - and - so . May she fare well ” .
Page 70
When all are seated again , the Nāyās of the two parties sit down in the middle , each with a mug of rice - beer placed before him ; and from this mug he offers libations to the spirits of the ancestors of bride and bridegroom ...
When all are seated again , the Nāyās of the two parties sit down in the middle , each with a mug of rice - beer placed before him ; and from this mug he offers libations to the spirits of the ancestors of bride and bridegroom ...
Page 72
... and - so ( the Nāyā of the bridegroom's side names the bridegroom , and the Nāyā or other elder of the bride's side names the bride ) ; come ye all , O Spirits of our departed ancestors ! you and we shall all eat together to - day .
... and - so ( the Nāyā of the bridegroom's side names the bridegroom , and the Nāyā or other elder of the bride's side names the bride ) ; come ye all , O Spirits of our departed ancestors ! you and we shall all eat together to - day .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4 |
| Author | Bihar Research Society |
| Published | 1918 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2008 |
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