Imagination of four Yajna(Oblation)

                                                            Dr Samir Kumar Nanda

" Yajna " has been considered a part of individual and societal rituals since the Vedic age. According to Hinduism, chanting mantras in front of the sacred fire is called Yajna. Yajna is also considered as the foundation stone of Sanatan Dharma. Char Dham(four places of god) has special importance in our country. Sri Badrinath Dham is associated with Satyayuga, Sri Rameshwaram Dham with Tretayayuga, Sri Dwarka Dham with Dwaparayuga and Sri Jagannath Dham with Kaliyuga. Sri Jagannath Temple, built by King Ananta Burman Chodgangdev of the Ganga dynasty in the 12th century, is one of this char dham. So many devotees from all over the world flock to the Dham.

If we study the scriptures, we can learn about different types of Yajna. For example, Satwik Yajna, Tamasika Yajna, Rajasvaya Yajna, Ashwamedha Yajna, Bajpeya Yajna, Agnistom Yajna and Pachamahayajna (Brahma Yajna, Devayajna, Pitriyajna, Atithiyajna and Bhutayajna). Recently, Maharaja Gajapati of Puri, the first servant of Lord Sri Jagannath, has imagined an innovative and unique four yajna in Sri Kshetra Dham,Puri for the meeting of Lord Sri Jagannath and devotees. Those four types are Ghritayajna or Homayajna, Annayajna, Namayajna and Jyanayajna.

Ghritayajna or homayajna(Offering of butter) has always been an important part of Vedic rituals. To perform this yajna, a beautiful altar has been planned on the south side of the temple, where daily yajna will be held from morning to evening. Here the yajna will be offered by the Brahmins of the Sixteen Brahman Shashan and thirty two Karbads Brahman Shashan for the wellness of the universe with the donations of interested devotees around the world along with their family members.

Among the four dhams of India, the Sri Jagannath Dham is unique. This place is considered as Lord Vishnu's dining place. So every devotee who comes here has a lot of desire to get mahaprasad along with darshan of Lord Jagannath. That's why Anand Bazar is there. But Annayajna is designed to make this system more beautiful and discipline. This system envisages serving mahaprasad in a free, low-cost and comfortable environment. A devotee can take advantage of consuming mahaprasad according to his capacity.

For Namayajna a huge altar has been planned in the premises of the temple to chant the Lord's name and engage the devotees in it. In order to further strengthen the spiritual feeling in the minds of the devotees, arrangements will be made by the devotees of the various monasteries in Puri to perform a uninterrupted prayer.

The Jagannath Heritage Museum is planned to be built to aware all the devotees who visit the shrine about the culture of Sri Jagannath and the history of Utkal to perform Jyanayajna. The plan will include screening of short films on the Lord, sale of books, and organization of discourses by various saints.

But no matter what the system is, if we are not disciplined, no temple administration nor government can ever help us to do the worship or perform a holistic work in a systematic way. When we stand in queues for a darshan at the temple, we lose patience for the slightest delay and we get excited and make all sorts of accusations and rants against the system. We can realize a lot if we consider one example. Both our teacher and the road are one and the same, always giving us knowledge and leading us forward. Both of them stay where they are but take us to our destination.

Those who follow truth, religion and justice as their own are always safe and secure and live without fear, but those who follow the path of untruth, and injustice always live in an atmosphere of fear. Time is always deaf but not blind and sees everything.

God is always anxious to settle in the soul of the devotee. All the divine qualities of god reside in the heart of man. We are a treasure of love, joy and peace like God himself. But the ego in us does not allow us to experience those divine qualities. When someone blames us, when it comes time to make a decision, we should ask ourselves a question: ego or peace? After choosing love, joy, peace, within a few days we can feel that simplicity, ease and sweetness have come in our life. We are calmer and happier than ever. This change of ours will have a positive effect on other people and our peace will spread to them.

We are always anxious to get happiness. Can we be happier? Of course yes. God has a treasure of happiness to give us. We just have to keep our hearts and minds open to receive and embrace those possibilities. . Therefore, if we are ready, God's angel will come forward to help us in some way. Our thoughts must be positive. God always wants to shower us with more happiness than we deserve.