Five great sacrifices
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five great sacrifices · mahāyajñas · sacrifice to the gods · great sacrifices · hecatombs and libations · pañca mahāyajña · pañcayajña · sacrifice to Brahma · sacrifice to ancestors · sacrifice to men
spoken of as
2 expressionsPañca mahāyajña“five great daily sacrifices”2 mentions
Viṣṇu Smṛti (Sanskrit) · Barlaam and Josaphat (Greek)
And for their expiation, he shall perform the *pañca mahāyajña* (the five great daily sacrifices) to Brahma, the gods, the spirits, the ancestors, and men.
The Five Great Sacrifices“mahāyajñas”1 mention
Yājñavalkya Smṛti (Sanskrit)
The offering to all beings, the oblation to the Ancestors, the oblation to the gods, Vedic study, and hospitality to guests— these are the great sacrifices (mahāyajñas) to the beings, Ancestors, gods, Brahman, and men.
in the texts
Barlaam and Josaphat
The ritual act of sacrifice the king demands of his son to appease the pagan gods.
and approach and sacrifice to the kindly gods, and let us appease them with hecatombs and libations, that they may grant you pardon for your fault.
For it is a great matter, where praise is concerned, to obey one's father, and especially in what is good and in goodwill toward the gods.
Manusmṛti
The five daily sacrifices owed to sages, gods, beings, men, and ancestors
Parāśara Smṛti
The five daily sacrifices whose performance or neglect classifies a householder as apaca, parapākanivṛtta, or parapākarata.
and of an *apaca* (अपच, a householder who neglects the five great sacrifices), a *dvija* (द्विज) should perform the *Cāndrāyaṇa* (चान्द्रायण) penance.
He who, having established the sacred fire, does not perform the five great sacrifices (*pañcayajña*), (II,1, p.
He who, having performed the five great sacrifices himself, lives on food from others, // Par_11.
Viṣṇu Smṛti
The five daily sacrifices (to Brahma, gods, ancestors, spirits, and men/guests) a householder must perform to expiate the unavoidable violence of domestic implements.
And for their expiation, he shall perform the *pañca mahāyajña* (the five great daily sacrifices) to Brahma, the gods, the spirits, the ancestors, and men.
The offering of water to the ancestors is the sacrifice to the ancestors.
26 || > > The householder alone sacrifices, the householder performs austerity, / > The householder also gives;
Yājñavalkya Smṛti
The five daily oblations owed by a householder to beings, Ancestors, gods, Brahman, and men.
The offering to all beings, the oblation to the Ancestors, the oblation to the gods, Vedic study, and hospitality to guests— these are the great sacrifices (mahāyajñas) to the beings, Ancestors, gods, Brahman, and men.