(yajña) the ritual enactment of mutuality (or of the ‘give and take’ relation) between the individual and the universe (God or gods), i.e. the recognition that man depends on the universal force or forces for his well-being and that...

oblation, sacrifice; worship by making an offering to the gods to ensure prosperity, well-being and offspring as well as to sustain the gods in their continuous task of maintaining the world in existence. This indicates the mutuality and the magic...

the YV brahmin; the officiating priest who builds the altar, prepares sacrificial vessels and fires and performs the animal sacrifice, while chanting appropriate texts from the YV, under the guidance of the...

a fire offering; a daily Vedic household rite whose offering consists mostly of milk, oil and sour...

In Hinduism, Yajna (Devanagari यज्ञ IAST yajña; also anglicized as Yagna, Yaga or Yagya) is a ritual of sacrifice (Monier-Williams gives the meanings "worship, prayer, praise; offering, oblation, sacrifice") more commonly practised during...