Prajapatyagni, Prājāpatyāgni, Prajapatya-agni: 1 definition
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General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismPrājāpatyāgni (प्राजापत्याग्नि, “Fire of the lord of progeny”):—One of the five forms of Agni’s ritual fire. This form of fire is handed over to the unmarried student when he is invested with his sacred thread. In this fire he is to perform the daily ritual offering known as Agṇihotra. He is pledged to preserve this fire, worship it, and feed it with offerings, till the day when, at the approach of old age, he abandons his home to retire into the forest.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Agni, Prajapatya, Ani.
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