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Nityakarma (Sanskrit: नित्यकर्म, romanized: Nityakarma) refers to obligatory Vedic duties that are prescribed for daily practice in Hinduism. Nityakarma is among the three ritual actions classified by the Mimamsa philosophy, along with nisiddhakarma and kamyakarma. It is also featured in the Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy.

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According to Parasara, the six activities are regarded to be nityakarmas:

• Snana (bathing)
• Sandhyavandanam (morning and evening prayers)
• Recitation of the Vedas
• Veneration of ancestors
• Homam (offerings to fire)
• Tarpana (worship of the gods)

See also

• Kamyakarma
• Shrauta

References

1. Grimes, John A. (1 January 1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. SUNY Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-7914-3067-5.
2. Besser-Jones, Lorraine; Slote, Michael (20 February 2015). The Routledge Companion to Virtue Ethics. Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-135-09668-7.
3. Cush, Denise; Robinson, Catherine; York, Michael (21 August 2012). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Routledge. p. 505. ISBN 978-1-135-18979-2.
4. Flood, Gavin; Flood, Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion Gavin (July 2020). The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Practice. Oxford University Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-19-873350-8.
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7. Uskokov, Aleksandar (22 September 2022). The Philosophy of the Brahma-sutra: An Introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-350-15003-4.
8. Madan, T. N. (3 November 2010). The T.N. Madan Omnibus: The Hindu Householder. Oxford University Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-19-908831-7.

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