Yajna
यज्ञ
yajña
The word yagna is derived from the Sanskrit root yaj, meaning to give (dan), to unify (sangatikaran) and to perform Devapuja. Yajna practiced as a vedic tradition today is an offering, sacrifice, devotion, worship before fire altar supported by specific mantras from Veda.
Bhagavad_Gita promote the idea that every work can be performed as a yajna. Karmaphalatyaga, detach oneself from the outcome of the action is the true yajna according to Sri Krishna.
Yajna is a Sequence of sacred action. It is a collaborative action by individual, society and cosmic powers for the benefit of whole world. Yajna is both internal and external. Outer Yajna involve fire alter and offering to it, but yagna is not confined to fire altar and sacrificial rites alone. Yajna and vedic mantras can be performed mentally.
| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yajnabhaga | यज्ञभाग | yajñabhāga | A share in a sacrifice | Read More | ||
| Yajnabhumi | यज्ञभूमि | yajñabhūmi | The place for sacrifice | Read More | ||
| Yajnakratu | यज्ञक्रतु | yajñakratu | An epithet of Vishnu | Read More | ||
| Yajnakunta | यज्ञकुण्ट | yajñakuṇṭa | The fireplace of Yajna | Read More | ||
| Yajnamurti | यज्ञमूर्ति | yajñamūrti | Taittiriya Samhita (2.1.8.3) associates a Murti with Yajna. The Murthi worshiped thus is... | Idolatry worship become popular when Puranas spread among the common people | Read More | |
| Yajnavalkya | याज्ञवल्क्य | yāgyavalkya | Sage Yanjavalkya was a Rishi of high intellectual pursuit. He is author of Shukla... | Main work by him is Sathapatha Brahmana. Two principle Upanishads, Ishavasya and... | Purana consider Yajanavalkya as a very intellectual person. The young Yajnavalkya was at... | Read More |
| Yajnavalkya_Smriti | याज्ञवल्क्य स्मृति | yāgyavalkya smṛti | Yajnavalkya Smriti as its name suggest is by Sage Yajnavalkya and is considered next only to... | Read More | ||
| Yajnavedi | यज्ञवेदि | yajñavedi | The altar for Vedic sacrifice | Read More | ||
| Yajnayajniya | यज्ञयज्ञिय | yajñayajñiya | Yajnayajniya is the name of the stotra chanted as a saman in tritiyasavana or third... | Read More | ||
| Yajnayudha | यज्ञायुध | yajñāyudha | Any vessel or utensil or other implements employed at a yajna | Read More |