Pancha Yajnas - Manusmriti

पञ्चसूना गृहस्थस्य चुल्लीपेषण्यवस्करः।

कण्डनी चोदकुम्भश्च बध्यते यास्तु वाहयन्। 

While using the following, a House holder may cause some harm to other living creatures and involve himself in committing 5 sins –

01	चुल्ली	Winnowing basket –
02	पेषणी	Hand grinder –
03	अवस्करः	Hand mortar –
04	कण्डनी	Utensil-Cleaning cloth –
05	उदकुम्भः	Water pot –

तासां क्रमेण सर्वासां निष्कृत्यर्थं महर्षिभिः।

पञ्चकॢप्ता महायज्ञाः प्रत्यहं गृहमेधिनाम्।। 

The Kind-hearted Sages suggested Five-Yajnas (to be done every day) as an atonement of those five sins.

अध्यापनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः पितृयज्ञस्तु तर्पणम्।

होमो दैवो बलिर्भौतो नृयज्ञोऽतिथिपूजनम्।। 

	Name of Yajna	How is it done?
01	ब्रह्मयज्ञः	अध्यापनम्       - Teaching
02	पितृयज्ञः	तर्पणम्            - Satisfying Pitri Devatas
03	दैवयज्ञः	होमः               - Offerings into the Fire
04	भूतयज्ञः	बलिः               - Offering food to the living creatures
05	नृयज्ञः	अतिथिपूजनम्   - Honouring the Guests

पञ्चैतान् यो महायज्ञान् न हापयति शक्तितः।

स्वगृहेऽपि वसन्नित्यं सूनादोषैर्नलिप्यते।। 

देवतातिथिभृत्यानां पितॄणामात्मनश्च यः।

न निर्वपति पञ्चानामुच्छ्वसन्न स जीवति।। 

A person who does not break the directive of performing these 5 Yajnas according to his personal capability is not affected by the 5 sins.

A person who does not satisfy Gods, Guests, Servants, Pitri Devatas and Self as well, is considered dead even while breathing.

अहुतं च हुतं चैव तथा प्रहुतमेव च।

ब्राह्म्यं हुतं प्राशितं च पञ्चयज्ञान् प्रचक्षते।। 

जपोऽहुतो हुतो होमः प्रहुतो भौतिको बलिः।

ब्राह्म्यं हुतं द्विजाग्र्यार्चा प्राशितं पितृतर्पणम्।। 

Another division of 5 Yajnas:

01	अहुतः	जपः	Repeated Chant of the instructed Mantra
02	हुतः	होमः	Offerings into the Fire
03	प्रहुतः	भौतिकः बलिः	Offering food to the living creatures
04	ब्राह्म्यहुतः	द्विजाग्र्यार्चा	Honouring a Brahmin scholar
05	प्राशितम्	पितृतर्पणम्	Satisfying the Pitri Devatas

ऋषयः पितरो देवा भूतान्यतिथयस्तथा।

आशासते कुटुम्बिभ्यः तेभ्यः कार्यं विजानता।। 

Sages, Pitri Devatas, Gods, Living creatures and Guests expect something from a Householder.  A wise Householder should live up to their expectations by satisfying them.

स्वाध्यायेनार्चयेतर्षीन् होमैर्देवान् यथाविधि।

पितॄन् श्राद्धैश्च नॄनन्नैर्भूतानि बलिकर्मणा।। 

	Who are to be satisfied? के तर्पणीयाः?	With what they are to be satisfied? कथं तर्पणीयाः?
01	ऋषयः  Sages	स्वाध्यायेन  By Self study
02	देवाः  Gods	होमैः  By Offerings into the Fire
03	पितरः  Pitri Devatas	श्राद्धैः  By Offerings with Respect
04	नरः  Humans (Guests)	अन्नैः  By Offering food
05	भूतानि  Living Creatures	बलिकर्मणा  By Offering of food

देवानृषीन्मनुष्यांश्च पितॄन् गृह्याश्च देवताः।

पूजयित्वा ततः पश्चात् गृहस्थः शेषभुग्भवेत्।। 

A Householder should honour Gods, Sages, Humans, Pitri Devatas, and Household Gods.  Then only he should eat, whatever is left over for him.

अघं स केवलं भुङ्क्ते यः पचत्यात्मकारणात्।

यज्ञशिष्टाशनं ह्येतत् सतामन्नं विधीयते।। 

A Householder who gets food cooked for him alone is considered as if he is eating the sin but not food.  Leftovers of the food at the end of 5 Yajnas is considered to be the food of the Noble.