The five Yajnas are:
Brahma Yajna: To serve the Lord in Human form who is called Brahma.
Deva Yajna: To serve the devotees of the Lord.
Pitru Yajna: To serve the parents and the family members.
Manushya Yajna: To serve the incapable beggars.
Bhoota Yajna: To serve harmless animals and birds.
The service is called Yajna or sacrifice, which consists of two parts:-
1. To cook the food and donate it and
2. To give Dakshina i.e., money.
The order of deservingness is given in the Veda in the above-mentioned way. The most deserving is Brahma or Sadguru who is the Lord that comes in human form to preach the right knowledge of the scriptures. The Veda describes this sacrifice to a large extent. Sacrifice in practice alone pleases the Lord as said in the Veda (Tyagenaike Amritatvam). Sacrifice or donation is the very meaning of the word Datta. Therefore Yajna is the most sacred, which is the real form of the Lord. The exact opposite enemy to the sacrifice is Moha (Blind love) which is divided into the following:-
1. Dareshana, which is the Moha on the wife and this relates to the gross body (Sthula Shariraa).
2. Putreshana, which is the Moha on the children and this relates to the mind i.e., subtle body (Sukshma Shariraa).
3. Dhaneshana, which is the Moha on money and wealth, which is the root of all the bonds and is the cause body (Karana Shariraa).
Vasishtha told that money is the root of this entire world (Dhanamula Midam Jagat). Unless these three bodies are destroyed, the eligibility to please the Lord is not attained. Sadhana is the constant spiritual effort, which is put up to destroy these three bodies. Unless you do not put up the related effort to achieve the goal, how can you achieve the goal through unrelated efforts? To eat meals, you should procure the materials and cook the food. You cannot eat the meals by singing songs or by collecting flowers. Similarly you cannot please the Lord by praising, meditation, worshipping the idols and statues, which represent Him as models, by going to temples etc. All these efforts are only trying to soap the Lord. Your exercises and gymnastic feats by word and feelings can never please the Lord. All these efforts become waste and will not touch the Lord. Even the logical discussions cannot please the Lord. The Veda says the same (Yato Vacho Nivartante Aprapya Manasasaha, Namethaya). Some are sacrifice money for the sake of the Lord by lighting the lamps and by pouring ghee in fire etc., Such sacrifice is not only a waste but also annoying the Lord due to two reasons.
4. You are burning the money in the inert fire due to your ignorance. The fire should be the hunger present in a living being as told in the above Pancha Yajnas.
5. You are doing this sacrifice with selfish desires for yourself or for your family. But you should not sacrifice anything to the undeserving which is a sin. Instead of doing this sin it is better you enjoy.
Zero is better than Minus. Ofcourse to donate to the deserving is the best which is Plus. Dharma Raja wanted to leave the kingdom to Kauravas who are undeserving. The Lord did not agree to this and encouraged the war. He asked Arjuna to conquer the kingdom and enjoy (Bhokshyase Maheen). Thus He brought them to Zero from Minus. But after conquering the kingdom He advised Dharma Raja to perform Aswametha Sacrifice in which the wealth was donated to the most deserving sages. Thus from Zero He brought them to Plus. Aswametha does not mean killing the horse. It means killing the senses, which are the horses as said in the Veda as well as in the Gita (Indriyani Hayanahuhu). By killing the senses, one gets detached from the self-enjoyment. The Veda says that your desire must be burnt and not the ghee and your ignorance is to be cut and not the animal in a sacrifice (Kama Aajyam, Manyuh Pasuh).
Brahma Yajna: To serve the Lord in Human form who is called Brahma.
Deva Yajna: To serve the devotees of the Lord.
Pitru Yajna: To serve the parents and the family members.
Manushya Yajna: To serve the incapable beggars.
Bhoota Yajna: To serve harmless animals and birds.
The service is called Yajna or sacrifice, which consists of two parts:-
1. To cook the food and donate it and
2. To give Dakshina i.e., money.
The order of deservingness is given in the Veda in the above-mentioned way. The most deserving is Brahma or Sadguru who is the Lord that comes in human form to preach the right knowledge of the scriptures. The Veda describes this sacrifice to a large extent. Sacrifice in practice alone pleases the Lord as said in the Veda (Tyagenaike Amritatvam). Sacrifice or donation is the very meaning of the word Datta. Therefore Yajna is the most sacred, which is the real form of the Lord. The exact opposite enemy to the sacrifice is Moha (Blind love) which is divided into the following:-
1. Dareshana, which is the Moha on the wife and this relates to the gross body (Sthula Shariraa).
2. Putreshana, which is the Moha on the children and this relates to the mind i.e., subtle body (Sukshma Shariraa).
3. Dhaneshana, which is the Moha on money and wealth, which is the root of all the bonds and is the cause body (Karana Shariraa).
Vasishtha told that money is the root of this entire world (Dhanamula Midam Jagat). Unless these three bodies are destroyed, the eligibility to please the Lord is not attained. Sadhana is the constant spiritual effort, which is put up to destroy these three bodies. Unless you do not put up the related effort to achieve the goal, how can you achieve the goal through unrelated efforts? To eat meals, you should procure the materials and cook the food. You cannot eat the meals by singing songs or by collecting flowers. Similarly you cannot please the Lord by praising, meditation, worshipping the idols and statues, which represent Him as models, by going to temples etc. All these efforts are only trying to soap the Lord. Your exercises and gymnastic feats by word and feelings can never please the Lord. All these efforts become waste and will not touch the Lord. Even the logical discussions cannot please the Lord. The Veda says the same (Yato Vacho Nivartante Aprapya Manasasaha, Namethaya). Some are sacrifice money for the sake of the Lord by lighting the lamps and by pouring ghee in fire etc., Such sacrifice is not only a waste but also annoying the Lord due to two reasons.
4. You are burning the money in the inert fire due to your ignorance. The fire should be the hunger present in a living being as told in the above Pancha Yajnas.
5. You are doing this sacrifice with selfish desires for yourself or for your family. But you should not sacrifice anything to the undeserving which is a sin. Instead of doing this sin it is better you enjoy.
Zero is better than Minus. Ofcourse to donate to the deserving is the best which is Plus. Dharma Raja wanted to leave the kingdom to Kauravas who are undeserving. The Lord did not agree to this and encouraged the war. He asked Arjuna to conquer the kingdom and enjoy (Bhokshyase Maheen). Thus He brought them to Zero from Minus. But after conquering the kingdom He advised Dharma Raja to perform Aswametha Sacrifice in which the wealth was donated to the most deserving sages. Thus from Zero He brought them to Plus. Aswametha does not mean killing the horse. It means killing the senses, which are the horses as said in the Veda as well as in the Gita (Indriyani Hayanahuhu). By killing the senses, one gets detached from the self-enjoyment. The Veda says that your desire must be burnt and not the ghee and your ignorance is to be cut and not the animal in a sacrifice (Kama Aajyam, Manyuh Pasuh).
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