Vedic influence in Rome Sautramani Sacrifice

 Sautramani sacrifice continued.

Regarding the boar sacrifice it is said that Vishnu turned himself into a boar and stole the food of Indra. The boar was pursued by Indra and was shot by him. Indra is once again the Sun. The Orion Sacrifice is the boar referred to in this verse. In winter Orion moves away from the sun and this is shown as the boar running away. Indra pursues the boar throughout the year and at conjunction shoots the boar. Indra as the Sun is seen as the creator of all summer life forms. Vishnu is the sacrifice as well as the sacrificer; the sacrificer is Indra . In order for the summer creation to take place, the boar is shot by Indra i.e Vishnu sacrifices himself for the sake of creation.

This is the esoteric meaning of the Soma sacrifice and of the Sautramani sacrifice. The Asvins performed the Sautramani ritual to cure Indra from the effects of drinking too much Soma. The Asvins show through the sacrifice the self-sacrifice made by the Supreme Brahman. We are urged to do a self-sacrifice as well in which we offer our self as oblation to the Supreme Brahman. The Sautramani ritual would also indicate the yearly circuit of the Sun which would release the moon during winter as it moves away from the conjunction.
The Romans took the literal meaning of the sacrifice and performed the suovetaurilia sacrifice in which they sacrificed a pig, a ram and a bull.