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First of all Ashavamedha yagna mean giving up your ego and Medha sakthi which runs like a ashva=horse to the divine and total surrender.
The are specific reasons for these rituals and there is a lot of significance behind it.
Prana Prathistha means the Deity is welcomed to stay in the temple and take abode in that idol, once that is done.The temple forever becomes the abode of the deity.
What brahamical culture? Are you DMK chavunist?
This is the culture of Whole India, Yagnas can be performed by anyone.
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THREE TYPES OF YAGNAS FOR THE THREE CLASSES
OF PEOPLE WHO PERFORM THEM
It is not possible for everybody to do every kind of yagna, so there are three types of yagnas for three categories of people. (The scripture is so compassionate. That’s why it is called Veda Mata. Veda is mata, the mother — compassionate, considerate, kind, concerning, caring, and loving, with the spirit of accommodation.)
The first category of yagnas is for intellectuals and the priestly class — those who are committed to it. The rest of us have no time to commit totally like they do. We don’t belong to that priestly class. We may give priestly talks, but we cannot perform priestly acts. It will be too ghastly to live in society that way. So, the first category of yagnas is meant for the priestly class.
There are also three kinds of yagnas for the priestly class. The first is Avihavirva yagna. The second is Soma yagna. The third one is Paaka yagna. So, these three are for the priestly class, whose members can spend maximum time and have dedicated their lives to yagnas and whose job is to perform yagna. It’s not for everybody.
The second class is for rulers and kings. Those yagas we common-folk also can't do, because we need space—palaces and such, so many horses and chariots. But we don’t have space, not even car parking space! (Laughter) How about horses and elephants?
So, the second category is for kings and rulers, and for them, also, there are three yagas. One is Aswamedha yaga. The second is Raja Sooya yaga. The third is Sarvamedha yaga.
And the third category is for the rest of us, the householders—for every one of us here. For those who are middle-class, upper-class, lower-middle class, and classless!
Yagnas for householders
But you don't need any priest for these yagnas. You don't have to spend money. You don't need any specific place, any specific thing at all. You only need your mind to do it. You need a good temperament. You need a positive attitude.
What are the yagnas to be performed by every one of us? The first one is Deva yagna, an expression of gratitude to God. Why gratitude?
We usually don't feel like expressing our gratitude, as long as we are comfortable. But if you come across a blind man, you will understand the value of your eyesight. If you come across a deaf person, you will understand the value of your hearing. When you come across a dumb person, you will understand the value of the gift of speech and communication. We don’t understand the value of the heart unless it shows fluctuations in ECG. But because we are busy, unless an ECG tells us there is a problem, we don’t understand the heart’s value.
Therefore, my friends, we have to be very grateful to God for this beautiful gift of life
expressing our thanks to god is Deva yagna
To say thanks to Him is what we call Deva yagna. Deva yagna is an expression of thanks to God for this beautiful gift of life, body, and health.
following the teachings of our prophets is rishi yagna
The second yagna that we should all do is Rishi yagna. Rishis, or prophets, like Prophet Mohammad. Prophets gave us various holy scriptures. Prophets gave us most of our valuable doctrines. They gave us a dictate; they gave us our scriptures. We are very grateful for this heritage, the legacy, passed on to us. Without the scriptures, we would have been nowhere.
We can thank a rishi or a prophet by acting according to the scripture. A scripture is given to you by sages. Living according the scripture is an expression of thanks. How can a student thank me? Not by carrying me on his shoulders or by hugging me. A student can thank me by reading what I want him to read, and by getting the grade I want him to get: ‘O’ grade (Outstanding). That’s the way of thanking me. So, the way to thank a rishi is to act according to the scripture given to us by him. This is what we call Rishi yagna.
pleasing our parents is pitru yagna
And third, Pitru yagna, means expressing thanks to our parents
So how do we express our gratitude to our parents? By living up to their expectations, by obliging them, by following their command, by serving them, by looking after them in their old age. This is what we call Pitru yagna.
serving our fellow man is manushya yagna
The fourth householder yagna is Manushya yagna. Manushya means human being. As a human being, we have to perform this yagna.
So, what is Manushya yagna? It implies two things: 1) Being a human by acquiring human values; and 2) Serving the fellow men. Service to man is service to God. This is Manushya yagna — service.
Consideration for other creatures is bhutha yagna
The fifth yagna is concern for other beings, like cats, dogs, squirrels, pets, birds, rabbits, ants, trees, and flowers. Just some consideration for our fellow creatures.
Therefore, my friends, we the householders are supposed to perform these yagnas: Deva yagna, thanks to God; Rishi yagna, following the prophets’ commands; Pitru yagna, gratitude to parents; Manushya yagna, service to fellow men; and Bhutha yagna, consideration to other beings.
Do you know any of these Yagnas ?
It is not about beliefs, There are specific yagnas everyone can perform.
I hope your ignorance about Hindu scriptures and Yagnas is gone by now.
It has become a fashion nowadays to criticise and mock anything Hindu or Hinduism related without knowing anything about it.
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