Svādhyāya
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Svādhyāya is a Sanskrit term which means self-study and especially the recitation of the Vedas and other sacred texts. It is also a broader concept with several meanings. In various schools of Hinduis
Rigveda manuscript, Sanskrit in Devanagari script, India, early 19th century
Yajna
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In Hinduism, Yajña or Yagna, also known as Havana in modern contexts, is a ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras. Yajna has been a Vedic tradition, described in a layer of Vedic li
Svādhyāya
…The commentator Sāyana discusses this term in the introduction of his commentary on the Ṛgveda, in which he says that svādhyāya enables Vedic rituals (yājnika karmakānda) to take place. Madhva, the dualistic Vaishnava philosopher, defined philosophy as the three-stage process of understanding (śravaṇa), reflection…
A yagna being performed by Nambudiris of Kerala
A mandala for yajna in Kumbheshwar Temple, Nepal
Priests performing Vedic yajña at Vishnu Kunda in Thirumakudalu Narasipura
Old Durga Mandir, Banaras