Multiple choice

Which of the following Vedic sacrifices was a royal consecration ceremony?

  1. Agnishtoma

  2. Rajasuya

  3. Vajapeya

  4. Asvamedha
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Explanation

Rajasuya was the Vedic sacrifice performed for royal consecration - it was the ceremony that conferred kinghood on a monarch. Asvamedha was the horse sacrifice for imperial supremacy, Vajapeya was a soma sacrifice for strength/renown, and Agnishtoma was a basic soma offering.

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