Daksha yajna myth
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The Daksha yajna myth is a pivotal Hindu legend that recounts the sacrificial ritual leading to Sati’s self-immolation, Shiva’s wrathful destruction of the sacrifice, and the subsequent scattering of Sati’s body parts that gave rise to the Shakti Peethas.
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| Daksha yajna myth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20777212 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Daksha yajna myth Context triple: [Dismemberment of Sati’s body, narrativeContext, Daksha yajna myth]
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Yajna
Yajna is a royal epithet associated with the Satavahana dynasty, notably borne by the ruler Yajna Sri Satakarni in ancient India.
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Mahishasuramardini
Mahishasuramardini is a fierce form of the Hindu goddess Durga, celebrated for slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura and symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.
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Agnicayana
Agnicayana is an elaborate Vedic fire ritual of ancient India, renowned as one of the most complex and symbolically rich sacrificial ceremonies in the Śrauta tradition.
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RajasuyaYajna
RajasuyaYajna is a grand Vedic royal consecration ritual, famously performed by Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata to proclaim his imperial sovereignty over other kings.
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E.
Putrakameshti sacrifice of Dasharatha
The Putrakameshti sacrifice of Dasharatha is the Vedic ritual performed by King Dasharatha to beget sons, leading to the divine birth of Rama and his brothers in the Ramayana.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Daksha yajna myth Target entity description: The Daksha yajna myth is a pivotal Hindu legend that recounts the sacrificial ritual leading to Sati’s self-immolation, Shiva’s wrathful destruction of the sacrifice, and the subsequent scattering of Sati’s body parts that gave rise to the Shakti Peethas.
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A.
Yajna
Yajna is a royal epithet associated with the Satavahana dynasty, notably borne by the ruler Yajna Sri Satakarni in ancient India.
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B.
Mahishasuramardini
Mahishasuramardini is a fierce form of the Hindu goddess Durga, celebrated for slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura and symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.
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C.
Agnicayana
Agnicayana is an elaborate Vedic fire ritual of ancient India, renowned as one of the most complex and symbolically rich sacrificial ceremonies in the Śrauta tradition.
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D.
RajasuyaYajna
RajasuyaYajna is a grand Vedic royal consecration ritual, famously performed by Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata to proclaim his imperial sovereignty over other kings.
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E.
Putrakameshti sacrifice of Dasharatha
The Putrakameshti sacrifice of Dasharatha is the Vedic ritual performed by King Dasharatha to beget sons, leading to the divine birth of Rama and his brothers in the Ramayana.
- F. None of above. chosen
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