soma cup drawing (graha)

The drawing and dedication of the soma draughts, cup by cup and deity by deity: the act the Vajasaneyi Samhita's seventh and eighth adhyayas are the formulary for, whose spoken words are "upayāmagṛhīto 'si" -- thou art taken with a support -- fifty-one times, all of them Yajurvedic. Distinct from the pressing, which is VG:CONCEPT:SOMA-PRESSING: VS 18.21 inventories the pressing gear and VS 18.19-20 inventories the twenty-four drawn cups, and the corpus keeps the two lists apart.

Partial coverageReal evidence exists, and this layer is incomplete.

The shape of the rite

Each row is one relationship class the graph stores for this rite. An empty row states which layer is missing.

Undertaken for

Insufficient evidence

Stated order

What the Samhita text numbers in its own words. Three such steps exist in the whole corpus, all on the soma pressing.

Not yet modelledThis is the Samhita-numbered layer, and 3 such edges exist in the entire graph, all on the soma pressing, whose morning, midday and third libations the text itself numbers. No other rite in this corpus states an order in its own words and none was invented for it -- elaborate procedure is Brahmana and Sutra material. Read `procedure` before concluding the rite has no recorded sequence: an empty `steps` is an unbuilt Samhita layer, not an unstructured rite.

Procedure the sutras print

A different claim from the order above, and a different source. Each work below numbers its own sequence independently, so these are located steps rather than one procedure — they do not run together.

Scope note

9 source work(s) each record their own sequence for this rite, numbered from 1 independently, so the groups do not compose into one procedure. 62 of the 65 steps listed state a position without printing the run it falls in. The evidence is Srautasutra and Grhyasutra, never a Samhita passage, and it is a different claim from `steps` -- which is why it is a different field. The cited works have no node in this graph.

KatySSsrautasutra · YV_VSM · 32 steps

KatySS 1.5.12
grahaṇasādanāvadānapradāneṣu tu vacanāt
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 1.7.10
na grahaṇalavanastaraṇājyagrahaṇeṣu tu
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 3.3.17
some ca grahaṃ gṛhītvopākaraṇāt
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 3.6.19
ghṛtācī iti dhuri nidadhāty anasi ced grahaṇam
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 5.4.6
grahaṇaṃ guṇārtham uttaravedyagninidhānāt
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 5.8.13
catur vā grahaṇam
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 5.8.20
grahaṇaṃ vā coditatvāt
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 7.5.25
grahaṇād apravṛttiḥ
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 8.1.23
pratipuruṣaṃ ca grahaṇam ājyāni gṛhṇānā iti śruteḥ
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 9.4.25
āttānāṃ ca dvau dvāv antardadhāti grahaṇabhedāt
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 9.7.9
grahān avekṣayati yathāgṛhītam avakāśān vācayan prāṇāya ma iti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 9.14.4
stotram upākaroti tṛṇābhyāṃ graham upaspṛśyopāvartadhvam iti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 10.1.12
śukraprabhṛti caturṇāṃ grahaṇam
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 10.1.21
upaviśya sadasaḥ purastāt sapavitrāyām agnihotrahavaṇyāṃ grahaṇaṃ yathoktam
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 10.4.11
apāvṛtadvāre niṣkrāmato graham apidhāya pāṇinā sthālyā vānvārabdhe
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 12.4.15
grahaṃ gṛhṇāti prājāpatyaṃ vāyuṃ pṛthivyā pātreṇa
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 12.4.16
grahaṇasādanastotoropākaraṇahomabhakṣāharaṇabhakṣaṇāni manasā
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 12.5.1
antarāgrayaṇokthyāv āgantusthānaṃ grahāṇām
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 12.5.11
sattrasahasrasarvavedasavājapeyarājasūyaviśvajitsarvapṛṣṭheṣu grahaṇam avakāśyaś cet
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 12.6.21
asādanam ā pūrveṣāṃ grahaṇāt
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 13.2.12
ud u tyam iti grahagrahaṇam atigrāhyavad bhakṣavarjam
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 13.2.18
grahaṃ gṛhṇāti vi na indra vācaspatiṃ viśvakarmann iti vātigrāhyavat
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 14.2.2
atigrāhyavad dhomaḥ
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 14.2.5
vyatyāsaṃ grahaṇam
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 14.2.6
akṣānatikramaṇaṃ grahāṇām
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 15.10.13
grahaṃ gṛhṇāti kuvid aṅgeti trīn vā pratidevatam etayaiva
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 19.3.4
vapāmārjanānte grahān ādāya pūrvavad anuvācanaṃ surāsomebhyo 'nubrūhīti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 20.7.17
atra vā grahaṇam
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 22.5.13
atigrāhyavad grahaṃ gṛhṇāti bṛhaspate ati yad arya iti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 25.7.7
gārhapatye grahaṇādi prāg āsadanāt
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 25.13.31
etat kṛtvā rājānam abhiṣutyāgṛhītvā grahān dakṣiṇapūrvasyāṃ vedisraktyāṃ yāmena stuvīran
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KatySS 25.13.41
maitrāvaruṇāgrān grahān gṛhṇīyāt
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.

SankhSSsrautasutra · RV_SAK · 15 steps

SankhSS 8.5.2
abhakṣayitvā graham ādāya pūrvayā dvārā sadaḥ prapadya
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 9.5.1
ṣoḍaśine stoṣyamāṇeṣu / yasmāj jāto na paro anyo asti ya ā babhūva bhuvanāni viśvā / prajāpatiḥ prajayā saṃrarāṇas trīṇi jyotīṃṣi sacate sa ṣoḍaśī // iti yajamānaḥ ṣoḍaśi graham upatiṣṭheta
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 9.6.21
indraś ca samrāḍ varuṇaś ca rājā tau te bhakṣaṃ cakratur agra etam / tayor ahaṃ bhakṣam anubhakṣayāmi vāgdevī juṣāṇā somasya tṛpyatu // iti grahaṃ bhakṣayati
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 10.2.6
agne varcasvin varcasvī tvaṃ deveṣv asi varcasvy ahaṃ manuṣyeṣu bhūyāsam ity atigrāhyaṃ bhakṣayati
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 10.3.10
indrojasvinn ojasvī tvaṃ deveṣv asy ojasvy ahaṃ manuṣyeṣu bhūyāsam ity atigrāhyaṃ bhakṣayati
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 10.4.12
sūrya bhrājasvin bhrājasvī tvaṃ deveṣv asi bhrājasvy ahaṃ manuṣyeṣu bhūyāsam ity atigrāhyaṃ bhakṣayati
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 10.14.5
atha grahaḥ
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 10.15.5
atha grahaḥ
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 10.16.5
atha grahaḥ
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 10.17.5
atha grahaḥ
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 10.18.5
atha grahaḥ
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 13.11.2
abhiṣutya vā rājānam agṛhītvā grahān dakṣiṇāparasyāṃ vediśroṇyām asthikumbhaṃ nidhāya tasmin deśe sārparājñībhiḥ parācībhiḥ stuvate
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 13.12.8
upavāte nārāśaṃse yaṃ jaghanyaṃ grahaṃ gṛhṇīyāt tasya hutasyālpakam avanayet prajāpataye svāheti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 17.11.1
athādhvaryur māhendraṃ grahaṃ gṛhītvaiti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhSS 18.21.8
parāmṛśan grahaṃ japati yam imaṃ prajayaṃ prājaiṣaṃ tam anvasānīti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.

AsvSSsrautasutra · RV_SAK · 5 steps

AsvSS 2.9.9
soma yās te mayobhuvo yā te dhāmāni divi yā pṛthivyām ity avāntareḍāyā nityaṃ japam uktvā savye pāṇau kṛtvetareṇābhimṛśet prajāpataye tvā grahaṃ gṛhṇāmi mahyaṃ śriye mahyaṃ yaśase mahyam annādyāya
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
AsvSS 5.5.21
tad eṣābhi yajñagāthā gīyate / ṛtuyājān dvidevatyān yaś ca patnīvato grahaḥ / ādityagrahasāvitrau tānt sma mānuvaṣaṭkṛthā iti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
AsvSS 5.17.3
ādityānām avasā nūtanena hotā yakṣad ādityān priyān priyadhāmna ādityāso aditir mādayantām iti / naitaṃ graham īkṣeta hūyamānam
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
AsvSS 8.13.10
te vā etaṃ graham agṛhṇata / vācaspate vidhe nāman / vidhema te nāma / vidhes tvam asmākaṃ nāmnā dyāṃ gaccha / yāṃ devāḥ prajāpatigṛhapataya ṛddhim arādhnuvaṃs tām ṛddhiṃ rātsyāma iti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
AsvSS 8.13.20
manasādhvaryur grahaṃ gṛhītvā / manasā bhakṣam āharati
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.

KausSgrhyasutra · AV_SAU · 5 steps

KausS 1.3.10
oṃ bhūḥ śaṃ bhūtyai tvā gṛhṇe bhūtaye iti prathamaṃ grahaṃ gṛhṇāti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KausS 1.8.21
grahaṇam ā grahaṇāt
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KausS 4.5.2
dvitīyayā grahaṇī
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KausS 9.6.18
prajāpateṣ ṭvā grahaṃ gṛhṇāmi / mahyaṃ bhūtyai mahyaṃ puṣṭyai mahyaṃ śriyai mahyaṃ hriyai mahyaṃ yaśase mahyam āyuṣe mahyam annāya mahyam annādyāya mahyaṃ sahasrapoṣāya mahyam aparimitapoṣāyeti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
KausS 11.1.29
grahān ājyabhāgau purastāddhomasaṃsthitahomān uddhṛtya
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.

VaitSsrautasutra · AV_SAU · 3 steps

VaitS 2.3.7
sruveṇa sruci grahān unnayati
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
VaitS 3.10.4
tatra ślokaḥ / dvidevatyān ṛtuyājān yaś ca pātnīvato grahaḥ / ādityagrahasāvitrau tān sma mānuvaṣaṭkṛthāḥ / iti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
VaitS 4.1.12
ṣoḍaśini graham upatiṣṭhante ya ā babhūva bhuvanāni viśvā yasmād anyan na paraṃ kiṃ canāsti / prajāpatiḥ prajābhiḥ saṃvidānas trīṇi jyotīṃṣi dadhate sa ṣoḍaśīti / hotre prasauty abhijid asi yuktagrāvendrāya tvendraṃ jinveti
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.

SankhGSgrhyasutra · RV_SAK · 2 steps

SankhGS 1.3.4
sthālīpākeṣu ca grahaṇāsādanaprokṣaṇāni mantradevatābhyaḥ
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.
SankhGS 3.8.2
prajāpataye tvā grahaṃ gṛhṇāmi mahyaṃ śriyai mahyaṃ yaśase mahyam annādyāyeti prāśanārthīyam abhimantrya
The source states where this step falls without printing the run it falls in.

AsvGSgrhyasutra · RV_SAK · 1 step

AsvGS 1.22.3
dvādaśa varṣāṇi vedabrahmacaryaṃ grahaṇāntaṃ vā

KausGSgrhyasutra · RV_SAK · 1 step

KausGS 3.5.1
anāhitāgnir navaṃ prāśiṣyann āgrayaṇadevatābhya indrāgnibhyāṃ viśvebhyo devebhyaḥ sviṣṭakṛccaturthībhyaḥ svāhākāreṇa gṛhye 'gnau hutvā prajāpataye tvā grahaṃ gṛhṇāmi / mahyaṃ śriyai mahyaṃ yaśase mahyam annādyāya iti hutaśeṣād grahaṃ gṛhītvā / bhadrān naḥ śreyaḥ samanaiṣṭa devās tvayā vaśena samaśīmahi tvā / sa no mayobhūḥ pitavāviśeha śaṃ no bhava dvipade śaṃ catuṣpade // ity adbhir abhyukṣya triḥ prāśnāti

LatSSsrautasutra · SV_KAU · 1 step

LatSS 3.2.9
ājyasya pūrvān grahān gṛhītvā dadhna uttamaṃ viśvebhyo devebhyaḥ svāheti

Described in

15 passages carry a describes edge for this rite, against 55 that name it. Naming is weaker than describing.

YVVSM 7.1 YVVSM 19.28 YVVSM 7.11 YVVSM 7.26 YVVSM 18.20 YVVSM 18.19 YVVSM 19.27 YVVSM 7.8 YVVSM 18.21 YVVSM 38.26 YVVSM 7.4 YVVSM 7.9 YVVSM 9.4 RVRV 10.114.5 AVAVS 11.7.18

What this ritual model covers

AN INVENTORY OF 103 RITES, NOT A TAXONOMY. The Ritual class holds 103 nodes against a corpus that names considerably more, so a rank in this list is a rank within 103 and says nothing about Vedic ritual as a whole. Two step layers exist and they are not interchangeable. The Samhita layer holds 3 numbered steps in the entire graph, all on the soma pressing, whose morning, midday and third libations the text itself numbers. The procedural layer holds 3,121 steps over 103 rites, read out of Srautasutras and Grhyasutras rather than Samhita passages, and 94% of them state a position without printing the run it falls in -- so a procedure list is not a complete procedure. All 80 apparatus edges are TIER_D curation, and a rite's 'purpose' is what a curator says it is for, not a purpose clause quoted from a passage.

How this rite was modelled4

AN INVENTORY OF 103 RITES, NOT A TAXONOMY. The Ritual class holds 103 nodes against a corpus that names considerably more, so a rank in this list is a rank within 103 and says nothing about Vedic ritual as a whole. Two step layers exist and they are not interchangeable. The Samhita layer holds 3 numbered steps in the entire graph, all on the soma pressing, whose morning, midday and third libations the text itself numbers. The procedural layer holds 3,121 steps over 103 rites, read out of Srautasutras and Grhyasutras rather than Samhita passages, and 94% of them state a position without printing the run it falls in -- so a procedure list is not a complete procedure. All 80 apparatus edges are TIER_D curation, and a rite's 'purpose' is what a curator says it is for, not a purpose clause quoted from a passage.
measured
Complete, and the size of the result is the finding: 3 steps, on 1 of the 8 rites. order_basis = 'SOURCE_STATED_ORDINAL' because the soma pressings are named morning, midday and third in the text itself; no other rite in this corpus states an order, and none was invented for it. Elaborate procedure is Brahmana and Sutra material, so a query about ritual dependency structure is answerable here only in this one instance, and question 39 is otherwise not answerable from the Samhitas.
ritual_step_sequence
Complete: all 8 rites and all 71 edges. Every edge is TIER_D -- the project's judgement that a passage describes a rite, not a statement the passage makes about itself -- and the volume is the honest measure of how much procedure the Samhitas carry: 71 passages out of 22,537. `examples` is capped at 6 per row and `passages` gives the true total beside it. The Yajurvedic majority in several rows is real: the YV is the liturgical collection.
rituals_described_in_passages
The Anukramani names a 'devata' for every hymn, and 57 of the 214 are not gods: 22 human patrons and seers (Vasistha, Visvamitra, Brbu the carpenter), 7 danastuti labels naming the gift rather than a recipient ('praise of the gift of Sudas son of Pijavana'), and 28 abstractions ruled not to name an addressee, each with its reason recorded. This response excludes all 57 and KEEPS the 5 labels ruled UNDECIDED (Atma, Annam, Brahma, Rati, Saci), because an undecided label removed is a decision made by default. Ask with population=all_ascriptions to see the Anukramani's slot as it stands, with each row's ruling stated.
deity_population_contract