The Pakayajna () or Pakayaga (
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ritual. It is a type of
Yajna
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associated with the Vedic sacrifices of cooked food offering, and regarded as an obligatory ritual (
nitya-karma) for a householder.
The term "''paka''" means "cooked" or "prepared". Unlike other types of sacrifices, such as
Haviryaga, which involves the offering of uncooked food, a Pakayajna utilizes cooked food material such as
bhat. The food (rice of other grains) is cooked in a pot made out of clay called "sthālī", and then offered in the
yajna
In Hinduism, ''Yajna'' or ''Yagna'' (, Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐd͡ʒɲə ) also known as Hawan, is a ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras. Yajna has been a Vedas, Vedic tradition, described in a layer of Vedic literature ...
fire during the ritual.
Types
The seven types of Pakayajna are:
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* ''Aṣṭakā''
* ''Pārvaṇa''
* ''Śrāddha''
* ''Śrāvaṇī''
* ''Āgrahāyaṇī''
* ''Caitrī''
* ''Āśviyujī''
See also
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Vedas
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Yajna
In Hinduism, ''Yajna'' or ''Yagna'' (, Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐd͡ʒɲə ) also known as Hawan, is a ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras. Yajna has been a Vedas, Vedic tradition, described in a layer of Vedic literature ...
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