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==  परिचय || Introduction ==

==  परिचय || Introduction ==

Panchagni vidya or knowledge appears in the [[Chaandogya Upanishad (छान्दोग्य उपनिषद्)|छान्दोग्य उपनिषद् || Chandogya Upanishad]] (Chapter 5 Mantras 3-10)<ref>Jha, G. (1923). ''The Chandogya Upanishad and Sri Sankara's Commentary, Fourth Volume.'' Madras:The India Printing Works.</ref> and the [[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद्)|बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद् || Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]] (Chapter 6.2).  

Panchagni vidya or knowledge appears in the [[Chaandogya Upanishad (छान्दोग्य उपनिषद्)|छान्दोग्य उपनिषद् || Chandogya Upanishad]] (Chapter 5 Mantras 3-10)<ref name=":0">Jha, G. (1923). ''The Chandogya Upanishad and Sri Sankara's Commentary, Fourth Volume.'' Madras:The India Printing Works.</ref> and the [[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद्)|बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद् || Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]] (Chapter 6.2).  

The Chandogya Upanishad, which belongs to the कौथुम शाखा || Kauthuma Shakha of the [[Samaveda (सामवेद)|Sāma Veda]], conceives the whole universal activity of creation as a kind of [[Yagya (यज्ञ)|yajna]] ('sacrifice') where everything is connected; this sacrifice/knowledge is known as the Panchagni vidyā.<ref>Narayanacharya, K. S. (2011). ''Veda Sanskritiya Parichaya, Part I''. Hubli:​Sahitya Prakashana​.</ref>

The Chandogya Upanishad, which belongs to the कौथुम शाखा || Kauthuma Shakha of the [[Samaveda (सामवेद)|Sāma Veda]], conceives the whole universal activity of creation as a kind of [[Yagya (यज्ञ)|yajna]] ('sacrifice') where everything is connected; this sacrifice/knowledge is known as the Panchagni vidyā.<ref>Narayanacharya, K. S. (2011). ''Veda Sanskritiya Parichaya, Part I''. Hubli:​Sahitya Prakashana​.</ref>

==  पञ्चाग्निविद्या ||Panchagni Vidya ==

==  पञ्चाग्निविद्या ||Panchagni Vidya ==

पञ्चाग्निविद्या || Panchagnividyā, thus, different from the Panchagnis, is a part of Brahmavidya or the knowledge to attain the Paramaatma. This vidya as expounded in the first chapter of the Chaandogya Upanishad, constitutes a brilliant study of the Absolute or Brahman even for an ordinary person.   

पञ्चाग्निविद्या || Panchagnividyā, thus, different from the Panchagnis, is a part of Brahmavidya or the knowledge to attain the Paramaatma. This vidya as expounded in the first chapter of the Chaandogya Upanishad<ref name=":0" />, constitutes a brilliant study of the Absolute or Brahman even for an ordinary person.   

The King Pravāhana Jaivali addresses Uddalaka and Shvetaketu sayin, "you are the first one among the Brahmans to receive this knowledge, until now it was known only to Kshatriyas" and explains the essence of the BrahmaVidya of which the Pancha Agni (5 types of Fire) is a part of.  The five fires according to this vidya are symbolized as follows:  

The King Pravāhana Jaivali addresses Uddalaka and Shvetaketu sayin, "you are the first one among the Brahmans to receive this knowledge, until now it was known only to Kshatriyas" and explains the essence of the BrahmaVidya of which the Pancha Agni (5 types of Fire) is a part of.  The five fires according to this vidya are symbolized as follows:  

=== द्युर्लोक || Dyurlok ===

=== द्युर्लोक || Dyurlok ===

<blockquote>"असौ वाव लोको गौतमाग्निस्तस्याऽऽदित्य एव समिद्रश्मयो धूमोऽहरर्चिश्र्वन्द्रमा अङ्गारा नक्षत्राणि विस्फुलिङ्गाः || (Chan. Upan. 5.4.1) "</blockquote><blockquote>"asau vāva loko gautamāgnistasyā<nowiki>''</nowiki>ditya eva samidraśmayo dhūmo'hararciśrvandramā aṅgārā nakṣatrāṇi visphuliṅgāḥ || (Chan. Upan. 5.4.1)"</blockquote><blockquote>"तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवाः श्रद्धां जुहोति तसेया आहुतेः सोमो राजा संभवति || (Chan. Upan. 5.4.2)"</blockquote><blockquote>"tasminnetasminnagnau devāḥ śraddhāṃ juhoti taseyā āhuteḥ somo rājā saṃbhavati || (Chan. Upan. 5.4.2)"</blockquote>[[Dyurlok (द्यु्र्लोक)|द्यु्र्लोक || dyurlok]]: Here the द्युर्लोक || World is the [[Agni (आग्निः)|अग्नि || Agni]] (fire), [[आदित्य|आदित्य || aditya]] (one of Surya's twelve names) is the firewood, his Light rays are smoke in the fire, the Day is the flame, the Chandra or Moon is the embers, Nakshatra or Stars are the sparks and in that fire the [[देवता|'''देवता || devata''']] '''offer श्रद्धा || Faith''' as oblation and perform the यज्ञ || Yagna. This is how the first level of creation, [[सोम|'''सोम || Soma''']] is born.   

<blockquote>असौ वाव लोको गौतमाग्निस्तस्याऽऽदित्य एव समिद्रश्मयो धूमोऽहरर्चिश्र्वन्द्रमा अङ्गारा नक्षत्राणि विस्फुलिङ्गाः || (Chan. Upan. 5.4.1) </blockquote><blockquote>asau vāva loko gautamāgnistasyā<nowiki>''</nowiki>ditya eva samidraśmayo dhūmo'hararciśrvandramā aṅgārā nakṣatrāṇi visphuliṅgāḥ || (Chan. Upan. 5.4.1)</blockquote><blockquote>तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवाः श्रद्धां जुहोति तसेया आहुतेः सोमो राजा संभवति || (Chan. Upan. 5.4.2)</blockquote><blockquote>tasminnetasminnagnau devāḥ śraddhāṃ juhoti taseyā āhuteḥ somo rājā saṃbhavati || (Chan. Upan. 5.4.2)</blockquote>[[Dyurlok (द्यु्र्लोक)|द्यु्र्लोक || dyurlok]]: Here the द्युर्लोक || World is the [[Agni (आग्निः)|अग्नि || Agni]] (fire), [[आदित्य|आदित्य || aditya]] (one of Surya's twelve names) is the firewood, his Light rays are smoke in the fire, the Day is the flame, the Chandra or Moon is the embers, Nakshatra or Stars are the sparks and in that fire the [[देवता|'''देवता || devata''']] '''offer श्रद्धा || Faith''' as oblation and perform the यज्ञ || Yagna. This is how the first level of creation, [[सोम|'''सोम || Soma''']] is born.   

Here the activity of the celestial region is compared to यज्ञ || Yagna. This level comprehends the connection of the physical world to the higher regions, where Surya, Chandra, Nakshtra are a part of the natural phenomenon of the visible world.  The first oblation is the universal vibration in the celestial heaven.  

Here the activity of the celestial region is compared to यज्ञ || Yagna. This level comprehends the connection of the physical world to the higher regions, where Surya, Chandra, Nakshtra are a part of the natural phenomenon of the visible world.  The first oblation is the universal vibration in the celestial heaven.  

== References ==

== References ==

# Sharma, B. D. (2000). ''New Perspectives on Vedic and Ancient Indian Civilization''. (Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference held at USA) USA: World Association for Vedic Studies

Sharma, B. D. (2000). ''New Perspectives on Vedic and Ancient Indian Civilization''. (Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference held at USA) USA: World Association for Vedic Studies