Aupasanahoma, Aupāsanahoma, Aupasana-homa: 1 definition
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Aupasanahoma 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.
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Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)Aupāsanahoma (औपासनहोम) or simply Aupāsana refers to one of the seven Pākasaṃsthās or Pākayajñas (groups of seven sacrifices).—Hārīta says: “Let a man offer the Pākayajñas always, always also the Haviryajñas, and the Somayajñas (Soma sacrifices), according to rule, if he wishes for eternal merit”.—The object of these sacrifices [viz., Aupāsanahoma] is eternal happiness, and hence they have to be performed during life at certain seasons, without any special occasion (nimitta), and without any special object (kāma). According to most authorities, however, they have to be performed during thirty years only. After that the Agnihotra only has to be kept up.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Partial matches: Aupasana, Homa.
Starts with: Aupasanahomalopaprayashcittaprayoga.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.72.6 < [Sukta 72]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 1.1: Forms (Saṃsthās) of Somayāga (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Apastamba Yajna-paribhasa-sutras (by Hermann Oldenberg)