Narayajna, Narayajña, Nara-yajna, Nara-yajña: 2 definitions
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Narayajna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Pondicherry University: Consciousness in Viśiṣṭādvaita and DvaitaNarayajña (नरयज्ञ) refers to the “duty towards human beings” and represents one of the Pañcamahāyajñas or “five-fold duties” fulfilling which is part of the Kriyā (“action”) aspect of the spiritual disciplines (sādhana-saptaka), which are part of the religious practices of Rāmānuja’s ethics (sādhanās) for attaining liberation.—Action (kriyā) means that the devotee (mumukṣu) should fulfill the (pañcamahāyajñas).—Narayajña refers to the duty towards human beings and involves hosting guests making contributions for education, amelioration for the suffering, etc.;
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNarayajña (ನರಯಜ್ಞ):—[noun] = ನರಮೇಧ [naramedha].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Pancamahayajna.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 263 - Origin of Matsyendranātha (Matsyendra-nātha) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)