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Rajasuya

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Rajasuya (Imperial Sacrifice or the king's inauguration sacrifice) is a Śrauta ritual of the Vedic religion. It is a consecration of a king.{{sfn|Knipe|2015|p=237}}

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The Rajasuya is a Śrauta ritual of the Vedic religion. It is a consecration of a king.{{sfn|Knipe|2015|p=237}} It is described in the Taittiriya corpus, including Apastamba Srauta Sutra 18.8–25.22.{{sfn|Knipe|2015|p=237}} It involves soma pressing, a chariot drive, the king shooting arrows from his bow, and a brief cattle “raid.”{{sfn|Knipe|2015|p=237}} There is a telling of the tale of Shunahshepa, a boy who was nearly sacrificed to Varuna on behalf of the sonless king Harishchandra.{{sfn|Knipe|2015|p=237}} Also included is a game of throwing dice by which the king is enthroned and the cosmos is regenerated.{{sfn|Knipe|2015|p=237}}

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{{Citation | last =Knipe | first =David M. | year =2015 | title =Vedic Voices: Intimate Narratives of a Living Andhra Tradition | place =Oxford | publisher =Oxford University Press}}

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