Agnipravesham

Agnipravesham (Sanskrit: अग्निप्रवेशम, romanized: Agnipraveśam, lit. 'Fiery entrance'),^[1] also called Agnipariksha (Sanskrit: अग्निपरीक्षा, romanized: Agniparīkṣā, lit. 'fiery ordeal') is the mythical^[2] practice of self-immolation described in Hindu literature.^[3]^[4] It is primarily associated with the ordeal of Sita in the Ramayana, and is regarded to be a custom inspired by Vedic tradition.^[5]

^ www.wisdomlib.org (2017-08-29). "Agnipravesha, Agnipraveśa, Agni-pravesha: 11 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ Joshi, Vivek Vishnupant (2018). History, Myth & Folktales in the Plays of Girish Karnad. Lulu.com. p. 142. ISBN 978-1387735457.
^ Dalal, Roshen (2014). Hinduism: an Alphabetical Guide. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-8184752779. OCLC 1132344222.
^ Muralidharan, Kavitha. "With just 11 stories this collection goes to the core of Tamil writer Jayakanthan's fiction". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
^ Herman, Phyllis K.; Shimkhada, Deepak (2009). The Constant and Changing Faces of the Goddess: Goddess Traditions of Asia. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1443807029.

[1] www.wisdomlib.org (2017-08-29). "Agnipravesha, Agnipraveśa, Agni-pravesha: 11 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[2] Joshi, Vivek Vishnupant (2018). History, Myth & Folktales in the Plays of Girish Karnad. Lulu.com. p. 142. ISBN 978-1387735457.

[3] Dalal, Roshen (2014). Hinduism: an Alphabetical Guide. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-8184752779. OCLC 1132344222.

[4] Muralidharan, Kavitha. "With just 11 stories this collection goes to the core of Tamil writer Jayakanthan's fiction". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-06-09.

[5] Herman, Phyllis K.; Shimkhada, Deepak (2009). The Constant and Changing Faces of the Goddess: Goddess Traditions of Asia. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1443807029.

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