{"product_id":"the-asvamedha-the-rite-and-its-logic","title":"The Asvamedha: The Rite and Its Logic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Subhash Kak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Exotic India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-12-2002\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e This book describes the Asvamedha rite and its symbolism to explain distinctive aspects of the vedic sacrifice system. Several questions related to the Asvamedha are posed and answered in the context of vedic epistemology. This rite has three important functions: It presents and equivalence of the naksatra year to the heaven, implying that it is rite that celebrates the rebirth of the sun, it is symbolic of the conquest of time by the king, in whose name the rite is performed and, it is celebration of social harmony achieved by the transcendence of the fundamental conflicts between various sources of power. Numbers from another Vedic rite, the Agnicayana, help in the understanding of several of its details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788120818774\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Motilal Banarsidass Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49299172491568,"sku":"DRG.MLBD_9788120818774","price":163.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/motilal-banarsidass-publications-book-default-title-the-asvamedha-the-rite-and-its-logic-39514889879856.jpg?v=1775980062","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-asvamedha-the-rite-and-its-logic","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}