what is hiranyagarbha ritual?Answer for 5 marks
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Hiranyagarbha literally means the golden womb. When this ritual was performed with the help of brahmanas ,it was thought to lead to the rebirth of the sacrificer as a kshatriya, even of he was not one by birth.
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Answer:The word ‘Hiranyagarbha’ is used interchangeably to denote various things, so there is confusion.
‘Hiranya’ means ‘Golden’, ‘Garbha’ means ‘Womb’…
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Usually kings and warriors belonged to the Kshatriya caste. As a result people accepted a ruler more easily if he was a Kshatriya. Those who were non-kshatriya by birth could become Kshatriya by performing certain rituals. Such rituals were performed when rulers conquered distant lands where they were not well known. Hiranyagarbha was such a ritual. For example when the Rashtrakutas ruler Dantidurga conquerd Malwa and parts of Gujarat, he performed a ritual, Hiranyagarbha (golden womb) Mahanadana to proclaim himself as a Kshatriya ruler.
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