Svadhyaya: An Ancient Way of Using the Veda
Svadhyaya in Vedic ritual is the recitation of previously memorized texts, outside the context of yajna, but constituting in itself a ritual which bestows merit on the practitioner. It is described in the Brahmanas, in Manu and elsewhere, in terms which present it as a virtual performance of yajna....
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2014, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 109-130 |
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svādhyāya
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