name any three yajnas performed by the Rajan. which yajna helped the king to expand his Kingdom?
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Answer:
The two sacrifices or yajnas performed by the king during the later vedic period were Asvamedhya yajna and rajasuyu yajna.
The purpose of both these yajnas was the establishment of overlordship of a king over his neighbouring kingdoms. In Asvamedhya yajana, the king would send his horse to neighbouring kingdom. If the neighbouring king stopped the horse, it means challenge to the king and then began the war against the same king. If the king send the horse back, it means he accepted the lordship of the powerful king and then the same horse was sacrificed.
Explanation:
Rajas or kings in the early ancient times were chosen by jana (the people), but later they were chosen through sacrifices and offerings.
The Ashwamedha yajna or the horse sacrifice was a major ritual in ancient India. In this sacrifice, a horse was let loose and wandered into other kingdoms. If a king of another kingdom stops the horse, the king who set the horse free wages a war against him.
But if the horse passes through a kingdom unharmed, the kingdom becomes a feudatory (official part) of the parent kingdom.
The raja who organised this kind of sacrifice was considered very powerful, and had a special seat such as a throne or tiger skin.
His relatives, sons, and wives performed minor sacrifices, and the other rajas were mere spectators.
Priests performed the ceremony and ordinary people called vish or vaishya brought gifts.
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