In the Agniṣṭoma (Agnishtoma) yāga (yaga), the formal first day of worship is called sutyādina (sutyadina). On the fourth day of the rite, Āhavaniya (Ahavaniya) Agni placed on the east of the aiṣṭika (aishtika) platform is brought to the āgnīdhrīyaset up on the saumika platform. On the next day, i.e. sutyādina, the same fire from […]

When adhwaryu (adhwaryu) offers an oblation to the sacrificial fire, hotā (hota) recites the yājyā (yajya) hymn and then utters the ritualistic chant word bauṣaṭ (baushat). Then, uttering agne vīhi (“Agni, please eat”), he utters bauṣaṭ once again. This second utterance of bauṣaṭ is known as anubaṣaṭkāra (anubashatkara). During Iṣṭiyāga (Ishtiyaga) the primary sacrifice is followed by […]

The hymn(s) recited by hotā (hota) or his assistants to aid adhvaryu (adhwaryu) when the latter one is involved in a ritual is called anuvacana (anuvachana). Aitareya Brāhmaṇa recounts that when adhvaryu associates himself with the highly sacred ritual of igniting the holy sacrificial fire, hotā will recite the sāmidhenī hymn, i.e., will recite the […]

while offering an oblation in all the important as well as unimportant yajña (yajna) of Iṣṭiyāga (Ishtiyaga), taking the offering in his hand advaryu (adhwaryu) tells hotā (hota), “Please recite anuvākyā (anuvakya)” – amuṣmi anubrūhi. The hymns then recited by hotā to please the concerned deity are called anuvākyā or puro’nuvākyā (puro’nuvakya). 

Āśvalāyana  is one of the exponent-sages of the five branches of Ṛgveda. Through the Guru- Śiṣya tradition, according to the manner of recitation, way of reading and difference in pronunciation, several branhces of the Veda have emerged. The branches are named after the pioneer-sage. In case of Ṛgveda, Sage Śākala was the first to study Ṛksaṁhitā. […]

It is a kind of yajña (yajna). In the beginning of creation, this yajña (yajna) emerged from the southward face or Brahmā, or in another view, from his eastward face. Ukthya is one of the seven types of ancient Jyotiṣṭoma yajña (Jyotishtoma yajna). In fact, it is a vikṛti (vikriti) of Jyotiṣṭoma yāga. In Ukthya […]

One kind of Yajña (Yajna; a holy fire-ritual). This Yajña (Yajna) is created at the beginning of creation from the right -hand face, in other opinion, from the eastern face of Brahmā (Brahma). Ukthya (The Vedic reading is with ‘ya’ ) is one of the seven kinds of the ancient Jyotiṣtoma (Jyotistama) yāga (yaga) . […]

During iṣṭiyāga, while giving ghee as āhuti, the kind of mantra which is uttered both in high and low volume, is called upāṃśu yāga. Professor Amarkumar Chattopadhyay has talked about the significance of Upāṃśu-yāga– upāṃśu is ̍karaṇavad aśavdam amanaḥprayogam To utter words, one has to move the tongue, lips, and the mouth, but the words […]