Nityakarma Explained

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

1. Book: Grimes, John A. . A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English . 1996-01-01 . SUNY Press . 978-0-7914-3067-5 . 211 . en.
2. Book: Besser-Jones . Lorraine . The Routledge Companion to Virtue Ethics . Slote . Michael . 2015-02-20 . Routledge . 978-1-135-09668-7 . 94 . en.
3. Book: Cush . Denise . Encyclopedia of Hinduism . Robinson . Catherine . York . Michael . 2012-08-21 . Routledge . 978-1-135-18979-2 . 505 . en.
4. Book: Flood . Gavin . The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Practice . Flood . Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion Gavin . July 2020 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-873350-8 . 245 . en.
5. Book: Monier-Williams, Sir Monier . Brāhmanism and Hindūism: Or, Religious Thought and Life in India, as Based on the Veda and Other Sacred Books of the Hindūs . 1891 . J. Murray . 978-81-7755-873-9 . 158 . en.
6. Book: Sinha, Jadunath . Indian Philosophy Volume 1 . 2016-01-01 . Motilal Banarsidass . 978-81-208-3651-8 . 872 . en.
7. Book: Uskokov, Aleksandar . The Philosophy of the Brahma-sutra: An Introduction . 2022-09-22 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-350-15003-4 . 104 . en.
8. Book: Madan, T. N. . The T.N. Madan Omnibus: The Hindu Householder . 2010-11-03 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-908831-7 . 386 . en.