List of Yajnas and Their Fruits - 5

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Below I will give a list of yajnas and their fruits.

Yajna is a Hindu Vedic ritual in which at a physical level offerings are made to fires during a ceremony  officiated  by priests known as Ritwiks. The sacrificer known as Yajamana expects some sort of result in return.

Yajna is accompanied by the pouring of oblation into ritual fire, the divine Agni.

In this post I will talk about 5 such Vedic rituals and share a list of Yajnas and their fruits.

# 1 List of Yajnas - Annakameshti Yagya

List of Yajnas - Annakameshti Yagya

When one desires plenty of food, he should undertake Annakameshti Yagya (Sanskrit: अन्नकामेश्टि यज्ञ , Bengali : অন্নকামেশ্টি যজ্ঞ).

# 2 List of Yajnas - Ayushkameshti Yagya

List of Yajnas - Ayushkameshti Yagya
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When one desires long life, he should undertake Ayushkameshti Yagya (Sanskrit: आयुष्कामेष्टि यज्ञ , Bengali : আযুষ্কামেষ্টি যজ্ঞ).

# 3 List of Yajnas - Darhsa Purnamasa Yagya

List of Yajnas - Darhsa Purnamasa Yagya
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When one desires to go to heaven (what the Hindus called swarga) after one's death, he should undertake Darsha Purnamasa Yagya (Sanskrit: दर्शपूर्णमास यज्ञ , Bengali : দর্শপূর্ণমাস যজ্ঞ).

# 4 List of Yajnas - Jayakameshti Yagya

List of Yajnas - Jayakameshti Yagya
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When one desires victory in competitions, he should undertake Jayakameshti Yagya (Sanskrit: जयकामेश्टि यज्ञ , Bengali : জয়কামেশ্টি যজ্ঞ).

# 5 List of Yajnas - Karirishti Yagya

List of Yajnas - Karirishti Yagya
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When one fervently wishes for rainfall, he should undertake Karirishti Yagya (Sanskrit: कारीरीष्टि यज्ञ , Bengali : কারীরীষ্টি যজ্ঞ).

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That's it. Thank you for reading about List of Yajnas and Their Fruits. You may also like the following.

Interesting Facts about Rig Veda
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Purpose of Hindu Philosophy 
Books on Vedas 
Prapanchasara Tantram

Reference
Vedic Sacrifices: An Outline, Swami Harshananda, Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore

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  1. Sri KriOctober 16, 2015 at 10:47 AM

    Gr8 to know about these list of Yajnas and their fruits.Thanks a lot for sharing.:)

    Cheers,
    Sriram & Krithiga

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