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→Classification of Yagnas
4. ‘Nitya’, ‘Naimittika’ and ‘Kamya’
4. ‘Nitya’, ‘Naimittika’ and ‘Kamya’
=== Categories of Srauta Yagnas ===
Aitreya Aranyakam (2.3.3) (belonging to Rig veda) describes five categories of srauta yagnas as follows
sa esha yajnah panchavidho agnihotram darsapurnamaasau chaturmasyaani pasu somah
# Agnihotra
# Darsapurnamaasa
# Chaaturmasya
# Pasu
# Soma
As per tradition, the Srauta Shastras identify the following six types of sacrifices (yajnas).
As per tradition, the Srauta Shastras identify the following six types of sacrifices (yajnas).
==== Paaka yagnas ====
==== Paaka yagnas ====