چکیده:
Two Yazata rituals in Iran and Yajña in India are comparable to each other. By examining the similarities between these two rituals, one can prove the existence of an ancient common root; these similarities include similarities in vocabulary, the objectives of holding ceremonies, important elements present in the ceremonies, and how they are conducted. By examining the differences between the two rituals, one can also realize the influence of the region's indigenous cultures as well as different climatic conditions on the performance of the ceremonies; among these differences is the integration of ceremonies in Iran and their diversity in India.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Yazšn, an Ancient Ritual from the Indo-Iranian Era Saba Latifpour1 PhD student in Ancient Culture and Languages, Islamic Azad University - Science and Research Branch The two rituals of Yazšn in Iran and Yajña in India are comparable to each other.
Through such an act, the gods are nourished (Benveniste 1973: 466-467) In Iran, the Yazšn ritual has for years either not been held or its performance is completely limited, and only a few Mobeds in Tehran still keep this ritual alive, performing its simplified form in the Gahambar ceremonies.
The Indian "Yajña" ritual is also still widely practiced in a completely living and common way in India, and people resort to this ceremony to solve many of their problems and fulfill their wishes.
Purpose of Holding the Ceremony The supreme goal of holding the Yazšn ritual in Iran and Yajña in India is to help establish cosmic order.
This concept of order and covenant found such high value among the aforementioned societies that it formed the main goal of their most important rituals, namely the Iranian Yazšn and the Indian Yajña.
Besides the role and value of fire in India as a messenger of sacrifices to the gods, fire is also particularly important in the Yajña ritual.
This drink forms an important part of the Yasna and Yajña rituals in Iran and India.
(Shayest Na-shayest, Chapter 11; Pahlavi Narratives, Chapter 59) But in India, animal sacrifice in the Yajña ceremony (with the exception of some schools where killing animals is condemned) has remained until now and occupies a very important part of the ritual.
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