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The Pakayajna (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) or Pakayaga (ISO: Pāka-yaga) is a Hindu ritual. It is a type of Yajna associated with the Vedic sacrifices of cooked food offering, and regarded as an obligatory ritual (nitya-karma) for a householder.[1][2]
The term "paka" means "cooked" or "prepared". Unlike other types of sacrifices, such as Haviryaga, which involves the offering of uncooked food, a Pakayajna utilizes cooked food material such as bhat. The food (rice of other grains) is cooked in a pot made out of clay called "sthālī", and then offered in the yajna fire during the ritual.[3][4]
Types[edit | edit source]
The seven types of Pakayajna are:[3][5][6]
- Aṣṭakā
- Pārvaṇa
- Śrāddha
- Śrāvaṇī
- Āgrahāyaṇī
- Caitrī
- Āśviyujī
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Smith, Brian K. (1986). "THE UNITY OF RITUAL: The Place of the Domestic Sacrifice in Vedic Ritualism". Indo-Iranian Journal. 29 (2): 79–96. doi:10.1163/000000086790082154. ISSN 0019-7246. JSTOR 24654536.
- ↑ eGangotri. 4146 UPSS Paka Yajna Laugakshi Sharada.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yegnasubramanian, S. "Vaidika Samskaras" (PDF). svbf.org. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ↑ Mehra, B. S. (1994). Vaitānaśrautasūtra. Sanjay Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7453-000-4.
- ↑ "Pākayajnas". Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ↑ Gautama Dharma Sutras 8-19, page no.74, Chaukhamba Samskrit Samthan, Varanasi
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