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== No scope of errors ==
 
== No scope of errors ==
 
Alternate meaning; ''Ashva'' means ''kala'' or time and ''medha'' means purified. The performer of ashvamedha yajna get purified of all sins committed in any past life.
 
Alternate meaning; ''Ashva'' means ''kala'' or time and ''medha'' means purified. The performer of ashvamedha yajna get purified of all sins committed in any past life.
The ashvamedha yajna was a double-edged sword, in that it could deliver great results and ensure an elevated life for the performer, but it could also prove disastrous if there were to be single lapse. It was believed that brahma rakshasas attacked and destroyed the performer as soon as that single error was committed. Brahma raksasas were brahmanas in their previous birth reborn as demon for sins they had commite in their past lives. Whenever such sacrifices took place, brahma raksasas would start hovering over the sacrificial arena waiting for a single mistake. <ref name=":0"> Shubha Vilas ''[http://www.jaicobooks.com/j/j_searchtry.asp?selcat=author_name&keyword=Shubha%20Vilas (Ramayana, The Game of Life)]'' Book 1 : Roar with courage page 34-36</ref>
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The ''ashvamedha yajna'' was a double-edged sword, in that it could deliver great results and ensure an elevated life for the performer, but it could also prove disastrous if there were to be single lapse. It was believed that ''brahma rakshasas'' attacked and destroyed the performer as soon as that single error was committed. ''Brahma raksasas'' were brahmanas in their previous birth reborn as demon for sins they had commite in their past lives. Whenever such sacrifices took place, ''brahma raksasas'' would start hovering over the sacrificial arena waiting for a single mistake. <ref name=":0"> Shubha Vilas ''[http://www.jaicobooks.com/j/j_searchtry.asp?selcat=author_name&keyword=Shubha%20Vilas (Ramayana, The Game of Life)]'' Book 1 : Roar with courage page 34-36</ref>
    
==  List of performers ==
 
==  List of performers ==
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