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<blockquote>तत्र देवयज्ञस्य लक्षणमाह - यदग्नौ जुहोत्यपि समिधं तद्देवयज्ञ: संतिष्ठते - इति ||</blockquote><blockquote>पुरोडाशादिहविर्मुख्यं तदलाभे समिधमप्यग्नौ देवानुद्दिशञ्जुहोतीति यत्सोऽयं देवयज्ञः || (Saya. Bhas.)</blockquote><blockquote>tatra devayajñasya lakṣaṇamāha - yadagnau juhotyapi samidhaṃ taddevayajña: saṃtiṣṭhate - iti ||</blockquote><blockquote>puroḍāśādihavirmukhyaṃ tadalābhe samidhamapyagnau devānuddiśañjuhotīti yatso'yaṃ devayajñaḥ || (Saya. Bhas.)</blockquote><blockquote>Meaning : The characteristics of Devayajna are now said - Wherein the समिधः || samidha (sacrificial material ) is offered into Agni, that completes Devayajna.  According to सायणाचार्यः ॥ Sayanacharya, पुरोडाशः || Purodasha ( a special kind of sacrificial offering) is to be offered primarily as a sacrificial offering. However, when that is unavailable, samidha is offered for Devatas and such a practice is called Devayajna.</blockquote>Deva Yajna, is the sacrifice offered to the celestial beings in the form of milk, ghee, herbs, and camphor offered into the [[Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्रम्)|अग्निहोत्रम् || Agnihotra]] (sacrificial fire). Havis are the offerings for Devatas made with the utterance of स्वाहा || Svaha at the end of the mantra. Homa or Havan promotes rains which give good crops and harvest.   

<blockquote>तत्र देवयज्ञस्य लक्षणमाह - यदग्नौ जुहोत्यपि समिधं तद्देवयज्ञ: संतिष्ठते - इति ||</blockquote><blockquote>पुरोडाशादिहविर्मुख्यं तदलाभे समिधमप्यग्नौ देवानुद्दिशञ्जुहोतीति यत्सोऽयं देवयज्ञः || (Saya. Bhas.)</blockquote><blockquote>tatra devayajñasya lakṣaṇamāha - yadagnau juhotyapi samidhaṃ taddevayajña: saṃtiṣṭhate - iti ||</blockquote><blockquote>puroḍāśādihavirmukhyaṃ tadalābhe samidhamapyagnau devānuddiśañjuhotīti yatso'yaṃ devayajñaḥ || (Saya. Bhas.)</blockquote><blockquote>Meaning : The characteristics of Devayajna are now said - Wherein the समिधः || samidha (sacrificial material ) is offered into Agni, that completes Devayajna.  According to सायणाचार्यः ॥ Sayanacharya, पुरोडाशः || Purodasha ( a special kind of sacrificial offering) is to be offered primarily as a sacrificial offering. However, when that is unavailable, samidha is offered for Devatas and such a practice is called Devayajna.</blockquote>Deva Yajna, is the sacrifice offered to the celestial beings in the form of milk, ghee, herbs, and camphor offered into the [[Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्रम्)|अग्निहोत्रम् || Agnihotra]] (sacrificial fire). Havis are the offerings for Devatas made with the utterance of स्वाहा || Svaha at the end of the mantra. Homa or Havan promotes rains which give good crops and harvest.   

=== पितृयज्ञः || Pitru Yajna  ===

=== पितृयज्ञः || Pitru Yajna  ===

<blockquote>"तत्र पिण्डदानासंभवे जलमात्रमपि पितृभ्यः स्वधाऽस्त्विति स्वधाशब्देन यद्ददाति सोऽयं पितृयज्ञः ---"|| (Saya. Bhas)</blockquote>According to Saayana, Pitri-Yajna, is where Pindapradhana (offering of pindas made of rice) is made into fire with the chanting of "स्वधा || svadha", but when that is not possible even water offered to Pitrus with "स्वधाकारः || svadhakaara" (i.e using the mantras with svadha in the end) or offering anything into the fire with "svadha" constitutes the Pirtuyagna.  

<blockquote>तत्र पिण्डदानासंभवे जलमात्रमपि पितृभ्यः स्वधाऽस्त्विति स्वधाशब्देन यद्ददाति सोऽयं पितृयज्ञः ---|| (Saya. Bhas)</blockquote><blockquote>tatra piṇḍadānāsaṃbhave jalamātramapi pitṛbhyaḥ svadhā'stviti svadhāśabdena yaddadāti so'yaṃ pitṛyajñaḥ ---|| (Saya. Bhas)</blockquote><blockquote>According to Sayanacharya, Pitru Yajna, is where पिण्डप्रधानम् ॥ Pindapradhana (offering of pindas made of rice) is made into fire with the chanting of स्वधा || svadha, but when that is not possible, even water offered to Pitrus with स्वधाकारः || svadhakara (i.e using the mantras with svadha in the end) or offering anything into the fire with svadha constitutes the Pirtuyajna.</blockquote>Generally तर्पणम् || tarpana (offering of water and pinda or offering of rice) is made to the ancestors with the utterance of Svadha. Offering of तिल ॥ Tila (sesame) to pitrudevatas is also present.   

 

Generally तर्पण || tarpana (offering of water and pinda or offering of rice) is made to the ancestors with the utterance of "Svadha". Offering of Tila (sesame) to pitrudevatas is also present.   

=== भूतयज्ञ: || Bhuta Yajna  ===

=== भूतयज्ञ: || Bhuta Yajna  ===

<blockquote>भूतयज्ञस्य लक्षणमाह - यद्भतेभ्यो बलिँ् हरति तद्भूतयज्ञ: संतिष्ठते -, इति ||</blockquote>Meaning: Characteristics of Bhutayagna is now said - that bali offered to Bhutas (other life forms) that completes the bhutayagna.<blockquote>वैश्वदेवानुष्ठानादूर्ध्वं बहिर्देशे वायसादिभ्यो भूतेभ्यो यद्बलिप्रदानं सोऽयं भूतयज्ञ: || (Saya. Bhas)</blockquote>वैश्वदेव || Vaisvedeva is the offering of food to Agni, without which food cannot be cooked. Bhuta-Yajna involves feeding of animals, especially cows, ants and birds like crows that are present in the outside environment (not domesticated) and the ritual is called बलिप्रदानं || Balipradanam.   

<blockquote>भूतयज्ञस्य लक्षणमाह - यद्भतेभ्यो बलिँ् हरति तद्भूतयज्ञ: संतिष्ठते -, इति ||</blockquote>Meaning: Characteristics of Bhutayagna is now said - that bali offered to Bhutas (other life forms) that completes the bhutayagna.<blockquote>वैश्वदेवानुष्ठानादूर्ध्वं बहिर्देशे वायसादिभ्यो भूतेभ्यो यद्बलिप्रदानं सोऽयं भूतयज्ञ: || (Saya. Bhas)</blockquote>वैश्वदेव || Vaisvedeva is the offering of food to Agni, without which food cannot be cooked. Bhuta-Yajna involves feeding of animals, especially cows, ants and birds like crows that are present in the outside environment (not domesticated) and the ritual is called बलिप्रदानं || Balipradanam.