Bringing the Gods to Mind: Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice

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Bringing the Gods to Mind Miriam Karp, A Bard Visiting the Sacrifice, after an image from the Sri Venkateshwara Temple in Tirupathi. Courtesy of the artist. Bringing the Gods to Mind Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice Laurie L. Patton UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley . Los Angeles . London University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2005 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Patton, Laurie L., 1961– Bringing the gods to mind : mantra and ritual in early Indian sacrifice / Laurie L. Patton. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–520–24087–1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Hinduism—Rituals. 2. Vedas—Recitation. 3. Mantras. I. Title. BL1226.2.P44 2005 294.5'38—dc22 2004002849 Manufactured in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution to this book provided by the General Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Associates. For Shalom who finds poems, and in memory of Laura who lived and died with them. ...