Circulation of Fire in the Veda

Introduction: Rituals, Vedic Rituals, and Vedic Myths

Language Game

Meaning and Meaninglessness of Ritual

Syntax of Ritual

Meaninglessness in Animal Rituals

Meaninglessness of Verbal Procedures of Ritual

Meaning

From Unintelligibility to Meaning

Vedic Rituals and Myths

Chapter 1. Three Steps To Heaven

Earlier Studies on Vaisvanara and Jatávedas

Material and Method

Three Steps

Avatí

The Spatial Descriptions of Vaisvanara and Jatávedas

Functions of Vaisvanara and Jatávedas

Vaisvanara-Jatávedas

Agni

Agni, Agni Vaisvanara, Agni Jatávedas

The Names Vaisvanará and jatávedas

To Heaven

Chapter 2. Descent of Fire

Agni's birth in the highest heaven

Agni's Landing

Chapter 3. Circulation of Fire

Conclusion

Appendix: Matarisvan, Heaven, Underworld

Chronological Scan

Conceptual Scheme

Bibliography