![]() ![]() ![]() It comprises 40 Adhyayas, 328 Anuvakas, 2086 Verses. ![]() Vajasaneyi Kanva, originally of Kosala (VSK), found to be the first shakha of Shukla Yajurveda, according to the legends of the Vishnu Purana and Bhagavata Purana. Vajasaneyi Madhyandina (VSM), originally of Mithila (Bihar), comprises 40 Adhyayas (but 41 in the Orissa tradition), 303 Anuvakas, 1975 verses. There are two (nearly identical) shakhas or recensions of the Vajasaneyi Samhita (VS): The Vajasaneyi Samhita has forty chapters or adhyayas, containing the formulas used with the following rituals:ĩ-10: Vajapeya and Rajasuya, two modifications of the Soma sacrificeġ1-18: construction of altars and hearths, especially the Agnicayanaġ9-21: Sautramani, a ritual originally counteracting the effects of excessive Soma-drinkingĢ6-29: supplementary formulas for various ritualsĤ0: the final adhyaya is the famous Isha Upanishad The name Vajasaneyi is derived from Vajasaneya, patronymic of sage Yajnavalkya, an authority and according to tradition, founder of the Vajasaneyi branch. The Shukla Yajurveda is represented by the Vajasaneyi Samhita. Both contain the verses necessary for rituals, but the Krishna Yajurveda includes the Brahmana prose discussions mixed within the Samhita, while the Shukla Yajurveda has separately a Brahmana text, the Shatapatha Brahmana. ![]() There are two primary versions or Samhitas of the Yajurveda: Shukla (white) and Krishna (black). By some, it is estimated to have been composed between 14 BC, the Yajurveda Samhita, or compilation, contains the liturgy (mantras) needed to perform the sacrifices of the religion of the Vedic period, and the added Brahmana and Shrautasutra add information on the interpretation and on the details of their performance. "The Yajurveda (a tatpurusha compound of yajus sacrificial formula, and veda knowledge) is the third of the four canonical texts of Hinduism, the Vedas. Visit Downloads Page for Link to download this E-Book as a PDF File.Īcknowledgement: We are thankful to Veda Prasar Samiti, Chennai for providing the pdf files of Vedas in Devanagari script to us. ![]()
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