Rakshasayajna, Rākṣasayajña: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Rākṣasayajña can be transliterated into English as Raksasayajna or Rakshasayajna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaRākṣasayajña (राक्षसयज्ञ).—(RĀKṢASASATRA). Parāśara Muni once conducted a yajña to annihilate the Rākṣasas altogether. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 180). The provocation for Parāśara to conduct the yajña was that a Rākṣasa called Kalmāṣapāda ate Śakti, the father of the muni and the son of Vasiṣṭha. When the yajña had reached its climax Pulastya, Pulaha and Kratu went to Parāśara and held conciliatory talks with him, and Parāśara, ended the yajña. The Agni that he had made to devour the Rākṣasas was discarded on the slopes of the Himālayas. According to the Purāṇas that fire, even to this day, continues consuming the Rākṣasas, trees and rocks. (For details see under Kalmāṣapāda and Parāśara).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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