Vrātyastoma

By Swami Harshananda

Vrātyastoma literally means ‘praise of vrātya’.

This is a special kind of sacrifice to be performed by the vrātyas to be readmitted into the comity of the dvijas.^[1] It consists of 4 ekāhas or Soma sacrifices, each spread over one day only. In each of the ekāhas, the Soḍaśastoma^[2]^[3] are performed. The details of the sacrifice are quite complicated.

References[edit]

↑ Dvijas are the members of the first three castes.
↑ Soḍaśastoma are certain Ṛgvedic verses increased up to 16 while chantings
↑ Tāndyamahābrāhmana 17.1-4

The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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[1] Dvijas are the members of the first three castes.

[2] Soḍaśastoma are certain Ṛgvedic verses increased up to 16 while chantings

[3] Tāndyamahābrāhmana 17.1-4

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