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One of the most confusing aspects of yagna to the modernist is horse sacrifice,(ashwamedha yagna) cow sacrifice( go medha yagna) and human sacrifice( purusha medha yagna). When seen from superficial point of view and the western indologist point of view, it sounds that the followers of sanatana dharma brutally killed animals in the name of yagna.   but understanding these yagna's for the Rishis gives complete understanding and freed from confusion.

{{Fact or opinion}}One of the most confusing aspects of yagna to the modernist is horse sacrifice,(ashwamedha yagna) cow sacrifice( go medha yagna) and human sacrifice( purusha medha yagna). When seen from superficial point of view and the western indologist point of view, it sounds that the followers of sanatana dharma brutally killed animals in the name of yagna.   but understanding these yagna's for the Rishis gives complete understanding and freed from confusion.

 In Taittiriya Brahmana's Ashwamedha prashna, Ashwamedha is the Yajna that helps Rashtramshwamedhah, (nation-building). This kind of Yajna calls for great atma-samarpana. The horse of the Yagna symbolises every aspect of the King, his prosperity, his power. It is this aspect of Rajatva (kinghood) that helps the Rashtra to prosper. Thus, it is this dedication of the King and the citizens that make RashtraVardhana (nation-building) possible.  

 In Taittiriya Brahmana's Ashwamedha prashna, Ashwamedha is the Yajna that helps Rashtramshwamedhah, (nation-building). This kind of Yajna calls for great atma-samarpana. The horse of the Yagna symbolises every aspect of the King, his prosperity, his power. It is this aspect of Rajatva (kinghood) that helps the Rashtra to prosper. Thus, it is this dedication of the King and the citizens that make RashtraVardhana (nation-building) possible.  

| Dynasty of King Raghu (Raghuvamsa)

| Dynasty of King Raghu (Raghuvamsa)

| ऋष्यश्रृङ्गं पुरस्कृत्य कर्म चक्रृर्द्विजर्षभाः  

| ऋष्यश्रृङ्गं पुरस्कृत्य कर्म चक्रृर्द्विजर्षभाः  

अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे राज्ञोऽस्य सुमहात्मनः <ref name=":10"> Valmiki Ramayana ''[https://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga14/bala_14_frame.htm]'' Baala Kand, sarga 14 verse 2</ref>

अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे राज्ञोऽस्य सुमहात्मनः <ref name=":10">Valmiki Ramayana ''[https://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga14/bala_14_frame.htm]'' Baala Kand, sarga 14 verse 2</ref>

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| Lord Ramachandra

| Lord Ramachandra

| अश्वमेधशतैरिष्ट्वा तथा बहुसुवर्णकैः

| अश्वमेधशतैरिष्ट्वा तथा बहुसुवर्णकैः

गवां कोट्ययुतं दत्त्वा विद्वद्भ्यो विधिपूर्वकम्

गवां कोट्ययुतं दत्त्वा विद्वद्भ्यो विधिपूर्वकम्

असंख्येयं धनं दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महायशाः<ref name=":1"> Valmiki Ramayana ''[https://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga1/bala_1_frame.htm]'' Baala Kand, sarga 1 verse 94-95</ref>

असंख्येयं धनं दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महायशाः<ref name=":1">Valmiki Ramayana ''[https://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga1/bala_1_frame.htm]'' Baala Kand, sarga 1 verse 94-95</ref>

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