Rajasuya

King Yudhishthira, a character in the Mahabharata, performs the rajasuya sacrifice

Rajasuya (Sanskrit: राजसूय, romanizedRājasūya, lit.'king's sacrifice') is a śrauta ritual of the Vedic religion. It is ceremony that marks a consecration of a king.[1] According to the Puranas, it refers to a great sacrifice performed by a Chakravarti – universal monarch, in which the tributary princes may also take part, at the time of his coronation, as a mark of his undisputed sovereignty.[2]

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  2. ^ "Rajasuya, Rajasūya, Rājasūya, Rajan-suya: 17 definitions". wisdomlib.org. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2022.