Besides being an important daily practice, it also becomes a central figure in a number of rituals and ceremonies. In fact, in an Aryan home, nothing becomes auspicious unless begun by Agnihotra. All the sixteen ceremonies of Samskaras are proceeded with the kindling of fire and offering to it.
All this when summed up means, that fire oblation consist of milk products, cereals, medicinal herbs, forest herbs, and vegetables, and ancestors had deep faith in the performance of Agnihotra under all circumstances. Dyva-yajna or Agnihotra, the common name of this oriental process of fumigation, is to an Arya something more than a mechanical and physical process. Besides being an important daily practice, it also becomes a central figure in a number of rituals and ceremonies. In fact, in an Aryan home
The advent of vedas can be traced back to immemorial ,You can even say,vedas came into being with the creation of mankind . Veada means 'Knowledge'.The gist of the four Vedas(Rigveda ,AdarvaVeda,SamaVeda,YajurVeda) gives an idea of how life should be lived.The Almighty through the Vedas proplamised that man could attain peace,prosperity & happiness.Vedas were fistly propagated by the Saints. Vedas can be learn anyone ,anywhere at anytime..................
A Question and Answer Session on Vedas
To obtain prosperity in life we have to go back to vedas. There is no necessity that a person who learns veda should live a saint's life. Veda's Should be a pathfinder in our life.....