Yajna (avatar)
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Yajna or Yajñeśvara is mentioned as an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in Hindu literature. As Yajna, Vishnu is the embodiment of the Hindu sacrifice ritual, Yajna. He is also the Indra of the Svayambh
Vishnu as Yajna
A yajna sacrifice being performed. Vishnu as Yajñeśvara is considered the deity of sacrifice.
Daksha yajna
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Dakṣayajña is an important event in Hindu mythology that is narrated in various Hindu scriptures. It refers to a yajna organised by Daksha, where his daughter, Sati, immolates herself. The wrath of th
Yajna (avatar)
…The Garuda Purana says that he performed many sacrifices. Another Shaiva tale from the Vishnu Purana tells at the time of the destruction of Daksha's sacrifice (Yajna), Yajna, the lord of sacrifice, was escaping as a deer. Yajna's head was severed by Virabhadra, a fierce incarnation of Shiva. Latter accounts…
Sati confronts Daksha
Daksha criticising Rudra for insulting him in the Satya Yuga
Virabhadra and Daksha
Shiva wandering around holding Sati's corpse