Five great sacrifices
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five great sacrifices · mahāyajñas · great sacrifices · pañca mahāyajña · pañcayajña · sacrifice to Brahma · sacrifice to ancestors · sacrifice to men · sacrifice to spirits · sacrifice to the gods
spoken of as
2 expressionsPañca mahāyajña“five great daily sacrifices”1 mention
Viṣṇu Smṛti (Sanskrit)
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
Manusmṛti
The five daily sacrifices owed to sages, gods, beings, men, and ancestors
285[275M] // This entire ordinance of the five great sacrifices has been declared to you;
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.