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Somayag (Devanagri सोमयाग) or Somayajna (Devanagri सोमयज्ञ) is a spiritual Vedic yajna ritual performed for appeasing the celestial entities in the Vedic culture. It is primarily performed to promote the wellbeing of all humanity. The ritual is based on methods prescribed in the Vedas. Soma juice is used as the main oblation in this yajna, hence the name Somayag. The Soma plant, the king of medicinal herbs, is said to be relished by the celestials. == Types == In a Somayag there is a full complement of priests, with each of them being assisted by three others. In all sixteen priests participate in the Somayag. There are a total of seven types of Somayag: # Agnistoma - This is the first and main type, referred to as the ‘Prakriti’ (archetype) while the other six are its ‘Vikriti’ # Uktya # Shodashi # Atiratra # Atya Agnistoma # Vajapeya # Aptoryam 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Somayag」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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