Abstract
In Sanatan Hindu Dharma, Yagya holds great significance and is considered a prime symbol of Indian culture. It is impossible to imagine our daily lives without Yagya. Maharishi Dayanand, emphasizing the importance of the five great Yagyas (Pancha Mahayagya) for a successful daily life, elaborated on them in detail in *Satyarth Prakash*. The Matsya Purana also states that one who performs Yagya selflessly surely attains the Supreme Being (Parabrahman).
According to Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya, by performing the Pancha Mahayagya, consuming the offerings of Yagya (Yagya-shishta), one can become free of sin and worthy of attaining the Divine. The *Manusmriti* explains that during the daily activities of household life, individuals may unknowingly commit sins, for which atonement is possible through good deeds. Manu referred to these good deeds as the Pancha Mahayagya, making them essential for all beings.
Similarly, the discipline of spiritual counseling paves the way for inner transformation, and the inspirations drawn from the Pancha Mahayagya serve as spiritual guidance for personal growth, healing, and a better understanding of the surrounding world. Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya has extensively described the Pancha Mahayagya in several of his writings, including the *Vangmaya* series and various issues of the *Akhand Jyoti* monthly magazine. Referring to Yagya as the "Father" and Gayatri as the "Mother," he emphasized that Yagya is a necessity for human life.
सनातन हिन्दू धर्म में यज्ञ का बड़ा महत्त्व माना गया है, यज्ञ भारतीय संस्कृति का आदि प्रतीक है। यज्ञ के बिना हमारे दैनिक जीवन की कल्पना भी नहीं की जा सकती। महर्षि दयानन्द ने दैनिक जीवन को सफल बनाने के लिए पञ्च महायज्ञ को आवश्यक बताते हुए विस्तार से इसका वर्णन सत्यार्थप्रकाश में किया है। मत्स्य पुराण में भी कहा गया है कि निष्काम भाव से यज्ञ करने वाले को निश्चय ही परब्रह्म की प्राप्ति होती है। पं. श्रीराम शर्मा आचार्य के अनुसार पञ्च महायज्ञ करते हुए यज्ञशिष्ट भोगकर, निष्पाप और भगवद् प्राप्ति योग्य बना जा सकता है। मनुस्मृति के अनुसार गृहस्थाश्रम में दैनिक कार्यों को करते हुए मनुष्य जाने-अनजाने पापकर्म कर बैठता है जिसका प्रायश्चित सत्कार्म्रो के द्वारा संभव है इन सत्कर्मों को ही मनु ने पञ्च महायज्ञ कहा है। अतः प्राणियों के लिए यह अति आवश्यक है। इसी प्रकार आध्यात्मिक परामर्श की विधा आंतरिक परिवर्तन का मार्ग प्रशस्त करती है और पञ्च महायज्ञ की प्रेरणाएं आध्यात्मिक परामर्श के रूप में व्यक्तिगत विकास, उपचार और आस-पास की दुनिया की बेहतर समझ की दिशा में मार्गदर्शन करती है। पंडित श्री राम शर्मा आचार्य जी ने अपने कई साहित्यों में, वांगमय में एवं अखंड ज्योति मासिक पत्रिका के कई अंकों में पञ्च महायज्ञ का वर्णन किया है, यज्ञ पिता गायत्री माता कहकर इसे मानवीय जीवन की आवश्यकता बतलाया है।
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