. ▁In ▁H indu ism ▁of ▁B ali ▁Indones ia , ▁Ag ama ▁pu ja ▁is ▁most ▁pre val ent ▁both ▁inside ▁homes ▁and ▁in ▁tem ples . ▁Pu ja ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called ▁S emb ah y ang ▁in ▁Indones ia . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁Pu ja ▁has ▁unclear ▁orig ins . ▁J . ▁A . ▁B . ▁van ▁B uit enen ▁states ▁that ▁" pu ja " ▁emer ged ▁from ▁y aj na ▁rit uals , ▁linking ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁P rav arg ya ▁V edic ▁r ite . ▁The ▁R ig ved a ▁in ▁h ymn ▁ 8 . 1 7 ▁uses ▁the ▁word ▁" S ach ip uj an ay am " ▁( श ा च ि प ू ज न ा य ं ) ▁in ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁verse , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁ep ith et ▁for ▁god ▁Ind ra ▁in ▁a ▁context ▁of ▁voc ative ▁singular ▁" p raise ". ▁The ▁ancient ▁scholar ▁and ▁V edic ▁text ▁comment ator ▁Say ana ▁explains ▁the ▁term ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁" p raise , ▁worship , ▁inv ocation ". ▁The ▁Gr hy as ut ras ▁use ▁pu j ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁r ites , ▁as ▁does ▁S ansk rit ▁scholar ▁Pan ini . ▁However , ▁none ▁of ▁these ▁texts ▁imply ▁pu ja ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁dev ot ional ▁prayer ▁worship . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Natal ia ▁L id ova , ▁pu ja ▁is ▁unlikely ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁Ind o - A ry an ▁and