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The Heritage of the Vedas VI. YAGYAS

In Hinduism Yagya is a ritual of

sacrifice, a prayer, derived from

the practice of Vedic times. It is

performed to please the goods

or to attain certain wishes. An

essential element is the sacrificial

fire - the divine Agni - into which

oblations are poured, as everything

that is offered into the fire is believed

to reach the gods. A Vedic Yagya is

typically performed by an priest, with

a number of additional priests and

helpers, reciting or singing Vedic

verses. Among the items offered as

oblations in the Yagya, are large

quantities of ghee and milk, also

honey and grains. Sadhvi Parvati

speaks not only about the outer fire,

the Agni, but also about our inner

fire, the inner Yagyas.