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)
The study of the Veda is the sacrifice to Brahma.
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.
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.
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.
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.
rising every morning to do so, he is a *parapākarata* (परपाकरत).
is described by the sages who know the truth of *dharma* (धर्म) as an *apaca* (अपच).
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.
The study of the Veda is the sacrifice to Brahma.
And the sacrifice to men is the honoring of guests.
The oblation into the fire is the sacrifice to the gods.
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.