Agnishtoma
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Agnishtoma is a principal Vedic Soma sacrifice ritual in Hinduism, characterized by elaborate chants, offerings, and a multi-day ceremonial structure prescribed in the ancient scriptures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shrauta ritual
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Soma sacrifice ⓘ Vedic ritual ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Agni
NERFINISHED
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Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Soma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Soma-yajna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | ekaha and ahina type sacrifice framework ⓘ |
| coreElement |
Soma pressing
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Vedic chanting ⓘ fire offerings ⓘ recitation of Sama hymns ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction | maintenance of cosmic order (rita) ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Brahmanas
NERFINISHED
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Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Sama Veda NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrauta Sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | multiple days ⓘ |
| etymology | "praise of Agni" or "Agni-stoma" ⓘ |
| goal |
heavenly world
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prosperity ⓘ ritual merit ⓘ |
| includes |
animal offering (in classical descriptions)
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chanting of Stotras ⓘ evening Soma pressing ⓘ midday Soma pressing ⓘ morning Soma pressing ⓘ recitation of Shastras ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Vedic priests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedRitual |
Atiratra
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Atyagnishtoma ⓘ Jyotishtoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukthya ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| requires |
Adhvaryu priest
NERFINISHED
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Brahman priest ⓘ Hotr priest ⓘ Soma plant ⓘ Udgatr priest ⓘ consecration of sacrificer (diksha) ⓘ construction of Vedic altars ⓘ |
| ritualStructure | strictly prescribed sequence of rites ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | principal Soma sacrifice ⓘ |
| textualCategory | karma-kanda ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | early Vedic period ⓘ |
| tradition | Vedic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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