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== संस्काराः || Samskaras ==

== संस्काराः || Samskaras ==

Forty संस्काराः || samskaras have been prescribed by Gautama Smriti<ref>Kannan. P. R. Translation of Article : [http://www.kamakoti.org/kamakoti/articles/INITIAL%20SAMSKARAS.html Initial Samskaras] from Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham</ref>, as a part of purificatory activities, for not just the physical body but the जीवात्मन् ॥ Jeevatma also and for removal of पापानि ॥ papas (sins) accrued in different ways. They are,     

Forty संस्काराः || samskaras have been prescribed by Gautama Smriti<ref>Kannan. P. R. Translation of Article : [http://www.kamakoti.org/kamakoti/articles/INITIAL%20SAMSKARAS.html Initial Samskaras] from Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham</ref>, as a part of purificatory activities, for not just the physical body but the जीवात्मन् ॥ Jeevatma also and for removal of पापानि ॥ papas (sins) accrued in different ways. They are,     

 

* संस्काराः || Samskaras (11 of the षोडश-संस्काराः ॥ Shodasa samskaras)   

संस्काराः || Samskaras (11 of the षोडश-संस्काराः ॥ Shodasa samskaras)   

* वेदव्रताः || Vedavratas (4)   

 

* पञ्चमहायज्ञाः || Panchamahayajnas (5)     

वेदव्रताः || Vedavratas (4)   

* पाकयज्ञाः || Pakayajnas (7)   

 

* हविर्यज्ञाः || Haviryajnas (7)   

पञ्चमहायज्ञाः || Panchamahayajnas (5)     

* सोमयज्ञाः || Somayajnas (7)   

 

पाकयज्ञाः || Pakayajnas (7)   

 

हविर्यज्ञाः || Haviryajnas (7)   

 

सोमयज्ञाः || Somayajnas (7)   

Panchamahayajnas are performed by a person in the Grhastha [[Ashrama Dharma|ashrama]]. As a student, he obtains knowledge by studying the sacred scriptures given by great Rishis and since he lives in a group or society, he is helped and associated with fellow-beings like friends and relatives. The main goal of students of Brahmacharya ashrama is to absorb all the knowledge, during which time he is supported by the persons already in Grhastha ashrama for food, clothing and shelter and needs of everyday life. The great seers and पितृ-s || pitrs (ancestors) have to be remembered with gratitude for their contribution to his spiritual development.<ref>[http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/hist/hist_8b.html A Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought In India] By Swami Krishnananda. Divine Life Society</ref>

Panchamahayajnas are performed by a person in the Grhastha [[Ashrama Dharma|ashrama]]. As a student, he obtains knowledge by studying the sacred scriptures given by great Rishis and since he lives in a group or society, he is helped and associated with fellow-beings like friends and relatives. The main goal of students of Brahmacharya ashrama is to absorb all the knowledge, during which time he is supported by the persons already in Grhastha ashrama for food, clothing and shelter and needs of everyday life. The great seers and पितृ-s || pitrs (ancestors) have to be remembered with gratitude for their contribution to his spiritual development.<ref>[http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/hist/hist_8b.html A Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought In India] By Swami Krishnananda. Divine Life Society</ref>