Maha Soma Yaga @Svyasa, Jigani Bengaluru

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We felt blessed to witness the Maha Soma Yaga(very rare in the present era, conducted about a handful times post independence) that took place for 14 days(May 3rd-16th 2022) at Svyasa Yoga University, Jigani for Lokakalyana/welfare of the world🙏
The Yaga will not just deliver an extra powerful boost of healing energy for those who participate but will also cleanse the atmosphere so that it becomes medicinal, nutritious and disease-free for every organism.

The yaga needs a special ritual ground to be created called the Pragvamsa & Mahavedi. We were pleasantly surprised to see its construction was exactly the same as recorded in the vedic period. This has also been found at Harappa(Hariupa) & Mohenjodaro(Mahayagnadhara), recorded in the book "The astrological code of Rgveda".

In olden days for the betterment of the world, Yaga-Yajnas were performed. It is also true that due to these Yaga-Yajnas, there existed peace and prosperity.

In Somayaga, the main ingredient is Somarasa which is extracted from somalatha, a herbal plant (Sarcostemma acidum).
The main deity for this Yajna is Indra.
The fire is created by rubbing two pieces of wood(no other external source).

If inviting deities is the work of Hotha(Rigvedic priest) , then management of yajnas is the work of Adhvaryu(Yajurvedic priest) .The task of pleasing the deities is left to Udhgatr(Samavedic priest). Brahma is the observer of the Yajna.Thus the hotha, the adhvaryu, the udgatr and the brahma represent the four Vedas in a sacrifice.

It is commonly believed that Soma-rasa is an alcoholic beverage that was used by the Aryans in ancient times. But there is much more to it, in a spiritual sense. Soma is ‘the conceptual beverage of gods.’ It is a vehicle of immortality, a drop of life, a supreme medicine, and so on.

The work of this Yajna starts during sunrise and continues even after sunset.

PS: The curiosity about this rare yagna helped me research a lot into our rich vedic tradition😊Hope this video lights a fire of curiosity in you!