The Tradition Of Yagya And Its Folklores

By Henry Peterson


Lacked knowledge or wanting to be enlightened can be achieved by having faith to a supreme being. However, if exploited, it can be a weakness that someone can manipulate for their own selfish purposes making innocent individual commit things against its will. The biggest part of this topic is related to religions and traditions as it has a massive people engaged in various beliefs that are sometimes the root of arguments.

Beliefs existed a long time ago, going from different tribes having a variety of culture and tradition that in they believe is true. In this case, Yagya or in other term yajna is a performed by the ancient Vedic yagyas to create positive effects and unwanted effects in the different parts of life. The word itself literally means sacrifice, devotion, worship, offering a tradition referred by Hinduism as anything done before a sacred fire often with mantras.

This is said to be an act of surrendering anything for the purpose of gods. Such act is consists of sacred authority and serves for the salvation of the man. Offerings are not that very important, it might be in a form of cake, pulse, mixed milk, an animal, juice of a plant and more.

The folklore conveyed that it can be used for good health, wealth, harmony, and evolution for an individual that seeks guidance. With the help of the internet today, there even offered services that conduct this ritual to people that are interested in trying. It is also believed to be able of predicting life events of a person and necessary yagyas are suggested to obtain a balanced life.

Founded on basic principles like having faith in god, similar to other religions and traditions. Appreciating and living in harmony with the environment and nature, that is why their community is close to nature and have different rituals performed in many areas of the forests where they reside. This is where myths and legends come to life, because of these beliefs stories about their gods are told.

The reason why they perform oblations thrown in flames is to present their offerings to the god of fire and messenger of gods, Agni. Offerings are then said to be carried by Agni to the gods, and in exchange, the gods are expected to grant boons and benedictions. Their rituals served as the spiritual exchange between supreme beings and the human beings.

Others find this folklore, old and odd that this activity still exists today as a way of getting answered prayers. But, it is not that different when compared to the rituals of modern civilization. Some people might find it a bit different taking into consideration that it is their first time, but the goal of the process is the same.

Yet, there are people who do not believe in this kind of beliefs or in any particular religion. They believe the human evolution and the principle of cause and effect that will direct the path of an individual regarding of its actions. Difficult for them to rely on such principles that are uncertain and unproven by science.

Science is founded on facts, and tradition is founded on faith, but it is fascinating that both of these two is needed to have a balanced life. Traditions are important in remembering what human beings are back in the days, and with the help of science, it indicates that people should evolve. Yagya might be ancient but they are relevant to a life of an individual as long as it serves for better purposes.




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