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"Art thou not he who slew of old

The Serpent-Gods, and stormed their hold."

All these exploits of Rávaṇ are detailed in the Uttarakáṇḍa, and epitomized in the Appendix.

Within the consecrated hall.

The Bráhman householder ought to maintain three sacred fires, the Gárhapatya, the Ahavaniya and the Dakshiṇa. These three fires were made use of in many Brahmanical solemnities, for example in funeral rites when the three fires were arranged in prescribed order.