Philosophy:Nityakarma
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Short description: Obligatory Vedic duties in Hinduism
Nityakarma (Sanskrit: नित्यकर्म, romanized: Nityakarma) refers to obligatory Vedic duties that are prescribed for daily practice in Hinduism.[1][2] Nityakarma is among the three ritual actions classified by the Mimamsa philosophy, along with nisiddhakarma and kamyakarma.[3] It is also featured in the Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy.[4]
Description
According to Parasara, the six activities are regarded to be nityakarmas:[5]
- Snana (bathing)
- Sandhyavandanam (morning and evening prayers)[6]
- Recitation of the Vedas
- Veneration of ancestors
- Homam (offerings to fire)[7]
- Tarpana (worship of the gods)[8]
See also
- Kamyakarma
- Shrauta
References
- ↑ Grimes, John A. (1996-01-01) (in en). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. SUNY Press. pp. 211. ISBN 978-0-7914-3067-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=qcoUFYOX0bEC&dq=nityakarma+obligatory&pg=PA211.
- ↑ Besser-Jones, Lorraine; Slote, Michael (2015-02-20) (in en). The Routledge Companion to Virtue Ethics. Routledge. pp. 94. ISBN 978-1-135-09668-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=YqzABgAAQBAJ&dq=nityakarma+obligatory&pg=PT94.
- ↑ Cush, Denise; Robinson, Catherine; York, Michael (2012-08-21) (in en). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Routledge. pp. 505. ISBN 978-1-135-18979-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=kzPgCgAAQBAJ&dq=nityakarma+obligatory&pg=PA505.
- ↑ Flood, Gavin; Flood, Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion Gavin (July 2020) (in en). The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Practice. Oxford University Press. pp. 245. ISBN 978-0-19-873350-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=fxT0DwAAQBAJ&dq=nityakarma+rituals&pg=PA245.
- ↑ Monier-Williams, Sir Monier (1891) (in en). Brāhmanism and Hindūism: Or, Religious Thought and Life in India, as Based on the Veda and Other Sacred Books of the Hindūs. J. Murray. pp. 158. ISBN 978-81-7755-873-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=IdfKSRPqRlIC&dq=nityakarma+bathing&pg=PA158.
- ↑ Sinha, Jadunath (2016-01-01) (in en). Indian Philosophy Volume 1. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 872. ISBN 978-81-208-3651-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXflDwAAQBAJ&dq=nityakarma+eclipse&pg=PA872.
- ↑ Uskokov, Aleksandar (2022-09-22) (in en). The Philosophy of the Brahma-sutra: An Introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 104. ISBN 978-1-350-15003-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=S316EAAAQBAJ&dq=nityakarma+obligatory&pg=PT104.
- ↑ Madan, T. N. (2010-11-03) (in en). The T.N. Madan Omnibus: The Hindu Householder. Oxford University Press. pp. 386. ISBN 978-0-19-908831-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=oiwpDwAAQBAJ&dq=nityakarma+tarpana&pg=PT386.
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