The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-20

"Mitrdya sw6ha" .vnnmaya Swaha." In
drGya Swahd" shvebhyodeveDyhala Swa-
ha These twelve invocatiQns or Ahutts SYM
holize the twelve parts OF the universe which
the departcd soul visits on the twelve days sue
cceling denth.
doc leading tho following prayer:
Oh being by the grace of 1swsre. may the water Of
hc iiimssys' the air ihe heavenly orhs and c water
element, supporting life he blessing 10 thee In Ike
BY Giggins 'Hc ssn and Water coie",ed n a" caren
pot aud oil kinds m water aud 'hc plants Generated by
source ofhlcs' 70 thee. Just vavr hcsscs thirsty
person. all creatures be blessing to thee. In
like manner may water and all other substance by the
win Of iswara bless thee in order hs; thcu msyst he
thee swsys
the wood being mass OF glowing embers. four
OF the MENTORS OF the society push of in u boat
held In readiness. and rowine II TO the point
nearest the pyre. bring IT, stern on, close in
shore; The Hierophant then raises the urn in
both hands. and steps into tho boat, which Is
then pulled sonlc twenty feet from the shore.
Then he stands up In the stern. and for fully
minute faces his audience In silence. Then.
with measured cadence. he saws:
upon the waters of the ocean. completing 20 far
ss 10 " s M g"s sorE & ct s,Isins ,an n, ~ &
complex. and demands careful consideration. A.
ssnS our nS,srs nature % %"ore,y ~ i proy,dc. Sr
The scrcmonv o utterly dcsiroving IT, scmnlrncc after
death ny this we eNnrcss our nnal victory over the
sts oi the hesh aud the complete emancipation of the
held our brother was broken asnndcr a. his death and
tncnts IT remain In ieng though waited avs, The
winds and to he washed away nv the the
elements ut sin iraiu uO ihuugt decd ever conitug
10 naught We NAV frer nur-clVcs truu IT, but
destrov n. even brother l. from
the thrEldun VI matter though the matter sei may
never he annihilatcd Beyond this. then, another
symbol A. the elements uf thi- hodv Ierd from their
form OF humanity, into niflcss space. nj soul
aud spirit freed from his hoiv Is now nniram.
AS By hrt have freed these ashes from
the grosscr and iouer clements o matter thnt ning ed
with them. his hc hn. been freed by anhcuon and
strn. unfAtsrng cfnrt from the foucN NJ sin A. the
LIGHTER and more vOatiie parts Oi his nhvsical frame
~oarcd into space. leaving tc solid clements he
hind. 90 his human organization WAS dsiniegratsd by
death and the clay remaining behind the soul aud spirit
scared To- the purcr ether. A. I now" aid here the
Hcrnphant suits the action 10 the wO d. scatter all
that rcmsns ot his mortal -emhlance. the surface of
the hNundcs ser 80 l, leaving the prison of the earth
surface. has preceded He has gone from earth to
hcAven-irom time to- eternity
As the Herophant emptes the vase into the
sea. the ashes-a Few hHndfuls Of gray dust
onlv-fall upon the surface of the waves. and. "a
they disappear beneath. the body OF the Baron
has indeed returned to the elements
The choir sings single verse. triumphant in
tone. but. like all the HYMNS. in some strange
tongue. as the hoHt is rowod ashore The com
pany then slowly walks 20 the edge OF tn" water.
and. dipping their bands in II. wash them and
sprinkle their ilces and garments. after which
they separate without n word. each going his
own way.