3

Can Rakshasas do Vedic Yajnas?

Are there instances where Rakshasas were doing Vedic Yajnas, like in the Ramayana?

Improve this question
14
  • Yes prahalad all his life did yagna story in Raghavendra charitra tells about the power yagna kinda that he offered his oblation in Mahabharata there is fight between Arjuna and salva Raja He was not able defeat even using full power then he prayed Krishna. Krishna advices him to withdraw back some distance to move this salva out of this place where this yagna kunda
    – Prasanna R
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 15:19
  • 1
    @PrasannaR Prahlada was not a Rakshasa. He was a Daitya Asura.
    – Ikshvaku
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 15:20
  • Dont u kniw meghnaad died while doing yajna?
    – user17294
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 15:21
  • 1
    Bali, who was the grandson of Prahlada was performing the ashwamedha sacrifice when Vamana entered the scene.
    – user1952500
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 18:47
  • 2
    @user1952500 Bali was not a Rakshasa though; he was an Asura.
    – Ikshvaku
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 21:17

0

Reset to default

You must log in to answer this question.

Browse other questions tagged .