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| Panchagnividyā ([[Sanskrit (संस्कृत)|Samskrit]]: पञ्चाग्निविद्या) deals with the essential principle of Origin of Life in [[Sanatana Dharma (सनातन धर्म)|सनातन धर्म || Sanatana Dharma]]. Every aspect of life is a Yagna or divine activity, not just an action or labour. Yagna is a continuous activity offered to divinity on a moment to moment basis. | | Panchagnividyā ([[Sanskrit (संस्कृत)|Samskrit]]: पञ्चाग्निविद्या) deals with the essential principle of Origin of Life in [[Sanatana Dharma (सनातन धर्म)|सनातन धर्म || Sanatana Dharma]]. Every aspect of life is a Yagna or divine activity, not just an action or labour. Yagna is a continuous activity offered to divinity on a moment to moment basis. |
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− | Panchagnividyā is a specific kind of विद्या || vidyā (knowledge) taught by the royal sage, [[Pravahana Jaivali (प्रावहन जैवली)|Prāvāhana Jaivali]] to [[Shvetaketu (श्वेतकेतु)|Shvetaketu]], the son of [[Aruni (आरुणि)|Uddālaka Āruni]]. It was vested with the [[Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय)|क्षत्रिय || Kśatriyas]] <nowiki/>and Uddālaka Āruni was the first [[Brahmin (ब्राह्मण)|ब्राह्मण || Brahmin]] to receive this knowledge. Pravāhana Jaivali, who was well-versed in उद्गीथ || [[Samaveda|udgitha]], held that the Universe exhibits at every stage the principle of sacrifice. | + | Panchagnividyā is a specific kind of विद्या || vidyā (knowledge) taught by the royal sage, [[Pravahana Jaivali (प्रावहन जैवली)|Prāvāhana Jaivali]] to [[Shvetaketu (श्वेतकेतु)|Shvetaketu]], the son of [[Aruni (आरुणि)|Uddālaka Āruni]]. It was vested with the [[Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय)|क्षत्रिय || Kśatriyas]] <nowiki/>and Uddālaka Āruni was the first [[Brahmin (ब्राह्मण)|ब्राह्मण || Brahmin]] to receive this knowledge. Pravāhana Jaivali, who was well-versed in [[Udgitha (उद्गीथ)|उद्गीथ || udgitha]], held that the Universe exhibits at every stage the principle of sacrifice. |
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| == परिचय || Introduction == | | == परिचय || Introduction == |
− | Panchagni vidyā or knowledge appears in the छान्दोग्य उपनिषद् || [[Chandogya Upanishad]] (Chapter V 3-10) and the [[बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद|बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद् || Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]] (Chapter VI.2). | + | Panchagni vidyā or knowledge appears in the [[Chaandogya Upanishad (छान्दोग्य उपनिषद्)|छान्दोग्य उपनिषद् || Chandogya Upanishad]] (Chapter V 3-10) and the [[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद्)|बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद् || Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]] (Chapter VI.2). |
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− | The [[Chandogya Upanishad]], which belongs to the कौथुम शाखा || Kauthuma Śākhā of the [[Samaveda|Sāma Veda]], conceives the whole universal activity of creation as a kind of [[yajna]] ('sacrifice') where everything is connected; this sacrifice/knowledge is known as the Panchagni vidyā. | + | The Chandogya Upanishad, which belongs to the कौथुम शाखा || Kauthuma Śākhā of the [[Samaveda|Sāma Veda]], conceives the whole universal activity of creation as a kind of [[yajna]] ('sacrifice') where everything is connected; this sacrifice/knowledge is known as the Panchagni vidyā. |
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| == Panchagni Tapas Vs Panchagnividya == | | == Panchagni Tapas Vs Panchagnividya == |