Yupa is basically sacrificial post in Hindu rituals but it has more symbol and meaning in various Hindu scriptures. As per Aitareya Brahmana (II.1), yupa, the sacrificial post, is described as a bestower of food, prosperity, happiness, brilliance, splendor and dwelling in heaven. The term yupa is derived from the root ‘yu’, which means to bind with unadi suffix ‘pa’ (kuyubhyam a – Unadi III.27). Bhattoji Dikshita explain it more clearly in Siddhanta Kaumudi – yupa is a sacrificial stake to which the item of sacrifice is attached. Satapatha Brahmana (I.6.2.1) states that Bhagavan effaced the traces of sacrifice with the sacrificial post so it is called Yupa. Aitareya Brahmana (II.1) narrates as a legend on the erection of yupa which says that God obstructed men and seers from tracking the world of heaven by means of sacrificial post. Sanskrit lexicons record the term yupa as a synonym of a consecrated pillar (samskrta stambha). According to etymologists, the God of herbs, Vanaspat