On the Moral and Spiritual Implications of the Fivefold Sacrifice

Katrin  Stamm

On the Moral and Spiritual Implications of the Fivefold Sacrifice

Authors

Katrin Stamm

Keywords:

pañca-mahā-yajña, sacrifice, ecological ethics, Vedic dharma, bhakti ethics

Abstract

The article examines the ecological significance of the pañca-mahā-yajña, or five daily sacrifices. Stamm interprets these Vedic obligations as moral and spiritual principles of reciprocity that extend to all beings, especially when practiced in devotional consciousness.