Synopsis
In ancient India, an ambitious warlord needed to sponsor rituals by Brahmins. The successful completion of this ritual would mean he was favoured by the gods. The rituals are described in the Yajur Veda, and Brahman literature, and include Agistoma, Agnicayana, Ashwamedha, or Vajpayee, and the Hiranyagarbha.
To be king, a man has to establish himself as belonging to a royal family. But what about the founder? How does he distinguish himself from the men he is supposed to rule over? How does he become a special man, a super human, with the power to command fellow humans?
In ancient India, an ambitious warlord needed to sponsor rituals by Brahmins. The successful completion of this ritual would mean he was favoured by the gods. The rituals are
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