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Devanagari: यजमान ISO15919: yajamāna also written as yajman The sponsor of a yajna (fire ceremony). LEARN MORE If there is even a slight error in the injunctions, this is the person who bears the penalty...

Devanagari: यज्ञ ISO15919: yajña also written as yagya A Vedic injunction in which offerings are made in the fire. LEARN MORE Some well known yajnas include soma yajna, ashmedha yajna, rajsuya yajna, putrakameshti yajna, agnihotra...

Devanagari: यम ISO15919: yama 1.      Practices in yoga that are used to restrain the mind. 2.      The celestial god of death. LEARN MORE ashtanga yoga REFERENCE A Journey Towards Divine Love (6th issue)...

Devanagari: यमदूत ISO15919: yamadūta also written as yamdoot, yamadut A servant of the celestial god of death, Yamaraja. LEARN MORE They carry out the orders of Yamaraja. For example, at the time of death of...

Devanagari: याम ISO15919: yāma A Vedic unit of time that spans three hours. LEARN MORE A day is divided into eight yaamas: nishanta – midnight to dawn, pratah – 3am to 6am, purvahna – 6am to 9am, madhyahna...

Devanagari: योगमाया ISO15919: also written as yogmaya The personal power of God through which He and His devotees, the Saints, perform various material actions without being affected by them even in the least. LEARN...