Yajna-vidya (Sanskrit) [from yajna sacrifice + vidya knowledge]

The knowledge or science of sacrificial rites. These religious rites are performed by the Brahmins to produce certain results, although the esoteric significance of the true yajna has been lost sight of. The four vidyas are yajna-vidya, maha-vidya (the great magic knowledge, now degenerated into Tantric worship), guhya-vidya (the science of mantras, etc.), and atma-vidya (true spiritual and divine wisdom), the last of which contains the keys to the other three.

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Brahma-yajna:

Brahma-yajna. Intense study and observance of the Veda; special daily worship-ritual dedicated to the Supreme.

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Rajasuya-Yajna:

Rajasuya-Yajna: a sacrifice performed by a  monarch as a mark of his subduing all other Kings.

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Yajna-Sarathi:

Yajna-Sarathi (-Saarathi). The charioteer for the sacrifice; name for Agni, the God of Fire.

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Aswamedha-:

Aswamedha-(yajna): Horse sacrifice (BV-4), (BV-5), (RRV-7a).

 - A Vedic horse sacrifice; At the end of life or a period of government of a king, a horse with a plaque around his neck is sent out into the kingdom accompanied by an army; Anyone who challenges the honor of the king will be disputed.

 - Method to separate from wordly detachment and status.

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agnikaraka: (Sanskrit) "Fire ritual." The Agamic term for yajna. See: yajna.

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agnikaraka: (Sanskrit) "Fire ritual." The Agamic term for yajna. See: yajna.

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jivayajna: (Sanskrit) "Self sacrifice."

See: yajna.

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oblation: An offering or sacrifice ceremoniously given to a God or guru.

See: sacrifice, yajna.

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agni: (Sanskrit) "Fire." 1) One of the five elements, panchabhuta. 2) God of the element fire, invoked through Vedic ritual known as yajna, agnikaraka, homa and havana. The God Agni is the divine messenger who receives prayers and oblations and conveys them to the heavenly spheres. See: yajna.

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ghee: (Sanskrit) Hindi for clarified butter; ghrita in Sanskrit. Butter that has been boiled and strained. An important sacred substance used in temple lamps and offered in fire ceremony, yajna. It is also used as a food with many ayurvedic virtues.

See: yajna.

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agni: (Sanskrit) "Fire." 1) One of the five elements, panchabhuta. 2) God of the element fire, invoked through Vedic ritual known as yajna, agnikaraka, homa and havana. The God Agni is the divine messenger who receives prayers and oblations and conveys them to the heavenly spheres. See: yajna.

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evoke: To call forth; to conjure up; to summon, as to summon a Mahadeva, a God.

See: puja, yajna.

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evoke: To call forth; to conjure up; to summon, as to summon a Mahadeva, a God.

See: puja, yajna.

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asvamedha:

probably the most prestigious of vedic sacrificial rites, where a horse is sacrificed in a yajna by the king whose supremacy has been acknowledged by the neighbouring kings

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Haya-griva:

Haya-griva: Horse-head.The Lord took Form as Yajna, in a Brahma-yajna, above the neck, He had the Form of a Horse, He was called Haya (horse) griva (head) (BV-36).

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sacrifice: Yajna.

1)    Making offerings to a Deity as an expression of homage and devotion.

2)    Giving up something, often one's own possession, advantage or preference, to serve a higher purpose.

The literal meaning of sacrifice is "to make sacred," implying an act of worship. It is the most common translation of the term yajna, from the verb yuj, "to worship." In Hinduism, all of life is a sacrifice - called jivayajna, a giving of oneself - through which comes true spiritual fulfillment. Tyaga, the power of detachment, is an essential quality of true sacrifice.

See: tyaga, yajna.

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janna:

janna. Derived from "yajna (sacrifice)".

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hotha:

hotha. Reciter of prayers (a role in a sacrifical rite or yajna).

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Yajnapurusha:

Yajnapurusha: The Person who accepts the Yajna (SSS-II)

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agnihotra: (Sanskrit) "Fire sacrifice." Household rite traditionally performed daily, in which an oblation of milk is sprinkled on the fire. See: yajna.

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havana: (Sanskrit) "Fire pit for sacred offering; making oblations through fire." Same as homa. Havis and havya name the offerings.

See: Agni, homa, yajna.

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