an4.198:6.1 And how does one individual mortify themselves and others, pursuing the practice of mortifying themselves and others?
BAGIAN 6
an4.198:6.2 It’s when an individual is an anointed aristocratic king or a well-to-do brahmin.
an4.198:6.3 He has a new ceremonial hall built to the east of the citadel. He shaves off his hair and beard, dresses in a rough antelope hide, and smears his body with ghee and oil. Scratching his back with antlers, he enters the hall with his chief queen and the brahmin high priest.
an4.198:6.4 There he lies on the bare ground strewn with grass.
an4.198:6.5 The king feeds on the milk from one teat of a cow that has a calf of the same color. The chief queen feeds on the milk from the second teat. The brahmin high priest feeds on the milk from the third teat. The milk from the fourth teat is served to the sacred flame. The calf feeds on the leftovers.
an4.198:6.6 He says:
an4.198:6.7 ‘Slaughter this many bulls, bullocks, heifers, goats, rams, and horses for the sacrifice! Fell this many trees and reap this much grass for the sacrificial equipment!’
an4.198:6.8 His bondservants, servants, and workers do their jobs under threat of punishment and danger, weeping, with tearful faces.
an4.198:6.9 That’s how one individual mortifies themselves and others, pursuing the practice of mortifying themselves and others.