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| Direction: | East |
| Weekday: | Sunday |
| Matures | at age 22 |
| Metal: | Gold |
| Color: | Golden Red |
| Grain: | Wheat |
| Gem: | Red Ruby |
| Nature: | Pitta |
| Guna: | Sattva |
| Deity: | Agni/Shiva | |
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The word Yagya (properly spelled yajna) means sacrificial act.
In essence this means that any self-less act can be classified as a Yagya.
Divine providence, if we attune to it, often directs us unknowingly to do
these kinds of acts to balance the influences of negative karma. So listen
to your inner voice and obey when it spurs you to perform random acts of
kindness.
Fasting to balance Surya
Fasting is a form of
Yagya. If you are strong and healthy, you can have a light fast on Sunday,
nourishing yourself only on a broth of Wheat (which corresponds to Surya).
Other activities to balance Surya
Beware of egotism, practice selflessness, detachment, pay regular respect to and do good deeds towards your father (no matter how your relationship with him is).
Vedic Yagya
Chanting or reciting mantras,
shlokas or stotras from the tradition of the Veda (pure knowledge) is what is
most commonly know as Yagya. People can do this by themselves and also hire
professional Vedic pundits to perform specific rituals (pujas and homas) to
pacify certain elements in their charts. |
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