The Later Vedic period saw many changes, including changes in the status of gods and more complex ritual performances. Specialized priestly classes emerged and new concepts like the Upanishads developed. Sacrifices, or yajnas, were performed for various purposes like invoking gods, gaining victory in battle, or acquiring cattle. The five major yajnas were performed as cultural duties. Yajnas had spiritual, religious, and scientific meanings and involved elements like gods, offerings, mantras, and priests. Archaeological evidence has shown the continuity of Vedic yajna traditions through structures like fire altars. The Upanishads emerged and focused philosophical inquiry inward, moving from polytheism to monotheism to the concept of non-
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Shree Balaji Spiritual Foundation constructing a World's Biggest Balaji Temple i.e Mumbai Balaji Swarna Mandir near Dahanu Mahalaxmi Temple.
The vision of creating Shree Balaji Mandir with entire body viz., Dhwajasthambham, Pushkarani; Kalyanamantapam, Kalyanakatta,Vedapatashala,Goshala etc., is finding difficulty due to infrastructural challenges at Charkop.
With the blessings of Shree Balaji and the support of thousands of existing devotees, Shree Balaji Foundation has taken a giant leap to construct Mumbai Balaji Swarna Mandir in totality so that all religious practices are performed every day without any compromise.
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Shree Balaji Spiritual Foundation [A Registered Charitable Public Trust] is creating a world's biggest temple for Lord Shree Balaji at Dahanu near Mahalaxmi Temple Dahanu a replica of Tirupati Balaji Temple built on 270 acres of land.
“Mumbai Balaji Swarna Mandir” is as per TIRUPATI TEMPLE, which will be of pure Stone and coated with GOLD. It will be built with uncompromised Shilpa Shashtra, Agama Shashtra and Vastu Shashtra.
Mumbai Balaji Swarna Mandir has an elaborate plan to include various amenities to accommodate devotees with love and care.
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Here there are schools, medical colleges, ashram, ayurveda hospital, hostels, guest houses etc..
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Email: jaya.mbsm@gmail.com www.shreebalajitemple.org www.shreebalajimandir.org
Temple address: Shree Balaji Spiritual Consciousness Centre,Dahanu, Palghar District, Mumbai.
Shree Balaji Spiritual Foundation constructing a World's Biggest Balaji Temple i.e Mumbai Balaji Swarna Mandir near Dahanu Mahalaxmi Temple.
The vision of creating Shree Balaji Mandir with entire body viz., Dhwajasthambham, Pushkarani; Kalyanamantapam, Kalyanakatta,Vedapatashala,Goshala etc., is finding difficulty due to infrastructural challenges at Charkop.
With the blessings of Shree Balaji and the support of thousands of existing devotees, Shree Balaji Foundation has taken a giant leap to construct Mumbai Balaji Swarna Mandir in totality so that all religious practices are performed every day without any compromise.
For more details contact: Mob: +91-9029059738
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2. LaterVedic Period
• Time of great many changes
changes in the status of Gods
complexities in ritual performances
specialized class
novel concepts
Upanishads
3. To invoke
Gods
To grant
victory in
battle
Acquisition
of cattle
Boon for
sons &
prosperity
Panch
mahayajnas
for cultural
duties
LaterVedic Sacrifices
5. Meaning ofYajna
Spiritual meaning Religious meaning Scientific meaning
It’s a process to awaken
hidden self fire in man.
Mode to please Gods. Cyclical & Continuous
process
Concept of Edam na mam:
Nothing is mine
Tool to express religious
faith.
Maintains natural balance.
Yajna offering: Swaha
Meaning sacrificing one’s
selfish mind & motives.
Holds the merit of best
good deed.
By cycle ofYajna everything
reaches back to its original
place.
8. Types ofYajnas
• Shrautagni:
• Smartaagni:
Smartagni
PaakYajnas
performed by every
householder
Simple and general
7 in number
Related to
aspirations of
householder
Eg. Marriage, Death
sanskars & rituals
Shrautagni
Performed by
both- Grihpati &
Kings
Large scale
Extensive &
Detailed
Haviryaag & Soma
Yaag
9. Haviryaag
Agnihotra Dashpoornmash Agrayan ishti Chaturmasya Pashubandh Sautramani PitraYaag
Performed
daily
Performed on full
moon & no moon
Agra= first
Ayan=To eat
Done on full
moon of 4th
month
Performed at
beginning of
Uttaranayan-
Dakshinayan
For Sutrama=
Indra
For long
age and
prosperity
Morning-
Evening
Full moon:Agni-
Soma
Offering of fried
ground rice cakes
First eating of new crop
Cant eat them before
this yajna
At the
beginning of
each new
season
Rite of tying
animal for
yajna
Along with
Ashwin &
Saraswati
Of parents
ancestors.
Offering of
Ghee, Rice,
Jowar, Milk
No moon: Agni-
Indra
Offering of milk &
curd
Performed twice a
year.
For Indra & Agni
Jaimini: for
getting milk-
ghee for yajna
Performed at
time of
accession to
throne.
To help Sun Performed by 4
priests
On Poornima &
Amavasya
Others: for
sacrifice
For purpose of
prosperity
Performed
by Janak
Winter: offering of rice
Spring: offering of yav
6 priests Offering of
Jowar & Soma
rasa.
10. SomaYajnas
1. Agnishtoma
Pikir grant
inscription mentions that Pallava kings did it.
2. Uktha:
3. Kshodashi:
4. Vajpeya: Pikir grant inscription
mentions that Pallava kings did it.
5. Rajsooya: Kharvela of Kalinga,
Pushyamitra Sunga performed it.
6. Ashwamedha:
7. Agnichayan:
8. Purushmedha:
15. Continuity of Vedic tradition of Yajnas
Archaeological evidence
• Fire altars
• Contents from the sacrificial pit
• Kausambi: Syenchiti
• Jagat gram: Syenchiti
• Purola: Syenchiti
• Coins & Inscriptions bearing titles of kings
16. Syenciti: Purola, Uttarkashi
As told in texts
At Purola
Brick alter identified as Syena chitti by the excavator. The structure is in the shape of a
flying eagle Garuda, head facing east with outstretched wings having a square chamber
in the middle yielded the remains of pottery assignable to circa first century BCE to
second century CE along with a copper coin of Kuninda , few bone pieces and a thin gold
leaf impressed with a human figure identified as Agni.
17. Jagatgram, Dehradoon
• Excavated by, ASI between the year 1952 - 54.
• Excavations revealed remains of three fire altars
and other associated material including inscribed
bricks.
• Fire altar known as Syena chiti (in form of flying
Eagle)
• Sanskrit inscriptions in the late third century CE
Brahmi characters on bricks used in one of the
three Jagatgram altars inform that the king
Silavarman, alias Pona, of Yugasaila, who
belonged to the Vrishagana gotra, performed four
Asvamedha sacrifices here.
26. Panch Mahayajnas
Panch rinas
Brahma Yajna Pitra Yajna Deva Yajna Bhoot Yajna Nriyajna
Studying
Vedas
By Shraddha
& tarpan
To express
gratitude
towards Gods.
To provide for
all unaware
helpless
beings
For honouring
the guests
35. • Non absolute
• Bodily self
• Limited
• Stationary
• Iti-Iti
PAR BRAHMA
(Ramanujan stressed on it)
• Absolute
• Formless cosmos
• Limitless
• Extensive
• Neti Neti
APAR BRAHMA
(Shakar Stressed on it)
36. Unity of Atma & Brahma
• Sum and substance of Upanishad’s teaching is evolved in concept of Atma & Brahma.
• Remarkable discovery on part of ancient seers that the two are one and same.
• Both realized as supreme element, truth, knowledge.
• TaitiriyaUpanishad
• BrihadaranyakUpanishad:
• ChhandogyaUpanishad
• BrihadaranyakaUpanishad:
• MandookyaUpanishad:
