We welcome your comments and suggestions. So, the Yajurveda contains the most important mantras for sacrificial rituals in the Hindu religion. The Yajur Veda practically served as a guidebook for the priests who execute sacrificial acts muttering simultaneously the prose prayers and the sacrificial formulae (‘yajus’). [25] The Katha school is referred to as a sub-school of Carakas (wanderers) in some ancient texts of India, because they did their scholarship as they wandered from place to place. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is among the earliest extensive discussions of the Hindu concept of dharma, karma and moksha (liberation from sorrow, freedom, emancipation, self-realization). [78] These are AB Keith's translation of Taittiriya Samhita of the Black Yajurveda,[79] and Juliu Eggeling's translation of Satapatha Brahmana of the White Yajurveda. [7] Only two recensions of the Shukla Yajurveda have survived, Madhyandina and Kanva, and others are known by name only because they are mentioned in other texts. These include the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the Isha Upanishad, the Taittiriya Upanishad, the Katha Upanishad, the Shvetashvatara Upanishad and the Maitri Upanishad. The following are the commentators on the Krsna Yajur Veda: The commentators on the Shukla Yajurveda are as follows: Most of the gods that are found in Rig Veda are also found here, such as Rudra and Uṣas. [52], The Satapatha Brahmana was translated by Eggeling in late 19th-century, reprinted often and has been well read because of the translation. CF Yajur Veda 3A download. This is the teaching of the Veda, by sage Trisanku. AK Bhattacharyya, Hindu Dharma: Introduction to Scriptures and Theology. The detailed teachings of Katha Upanishad have been variously interpreted, as Dvaita (dualistic)[66] and as Advaita (non-dualistic). Click the link for more information.. Its purpose was also practical, but, unlike the Sama-Veda, it was compiled to apply to the entire sacrificial rite, not merely the Soma offering. It can be called a priestly manual; for it lays down rules for the performance of various sacrifices. The first Prapathaka is introductory, the next three are structured in a question-answer style and discuss metaphysical questions relating to Atman (Self, Soul), while the fifth to seventh Prapathaka are supplements. Monier-Williams translates yajus as "religious reverence, veneration, worship, sacrifice, a sacrificial prayer, formula, particularly mantras uttered in a peculiar manner at a sacrifice". Addeddate 2006-11-12 05:49:08 Call number 29670 Digitalpublicationdate 2005/06/17 Identifier [60][61] It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka Upanishads. Prayer to. [17], The core text of the Yajurveda falls within the classical Mantra period of Vedic Sanskrit at the end of the 2nd millennium BCE - younger than the Rigveda, and roughly contemporary with the Atharvaveda, the Rigvedic Khilani, and the Sāmaveda. Yajyavalkya vomited the Veda by the power of Yoga, while the other pupils at the command of his teacher swallowed up the Yajush thus vomited, assuming the form of birds called Tittiri. Yajur Veda is one of the four Hindu Vedas together with the Rig Veda, Atharva Veda, and Sama Veda. Honoring the gods, gaining friends, always victorious, winning wealth, winning heaven ! [34], The Kāṭhaka saṃhitā or the Caraka-Kaṭha saṃhitā, according to tradition was compiled by Katha, a disciple of Vaisampayana. (Rig Veda … It is similar to ancient Egypt’s “Book of the Dead”. It is used during auspicious ceremonies and occasions. The Yajur Veda has two broad branches, viz. Another excerpt (mantra) from the Taittiriya Samhita goes like this: “Yo’sman dvestiYo’sman dvesti yam ca vayam dvismaIdam asya griva api krntami”. (Yajur Veda 5:43) "Don't destroy forests with tigers and don't make forests devoid of tigers. [67][68][69], The Katha Upanishad found in the Yajurveda is among the most widely studied Upanishads. So, Yajur Veda is a prayer-book for the Adhvaryu priest. [4] An ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, it is a compilation of ritual-offering formulas that were said by a priest while an individual performed ritual actions such as those before the yajna fire. Shukla Yajur Veda includes two Samhitas that are available today in the form of: On the other hand, Krsna Yajurveda includes four Samhitas that are available today in the form of: These Yajur Veda Samhita give a detailed description of sacrifices. The YAJUR-VEDA “Wisdom of the Sacrifical Formulas" liturgical works consisting primarily of selections from the Rig Veda. The Taittiriya Samhita is considered to be the best part of Yajur Veda. (Virat Parrva 5:45-46). Some attribute it to Tittiri, a pupil of Yaska and mentioned by Panini. The Yajur Veda is an ancient collection of Sanskrit mantras and verses, used in Hindu worship and rituals. It contains the technical mechanics of sacred rituals & ceremonies. The Yajur Veda served as a practical guidebook for the priests who execute sacrificial acts while muttering simultaneously the prose prayers and the sacrificial formulae (‘yajus’). [76], The Yajurveda had Shrautasutras and Grhyasutras attached to it, from fifteen schools: Apastamba, Agastya, Agniveshyaka, Baudhayana, Bharadvaja, Hiranyakeshi, Kaundinya, Kusidaka, Katyayana, Lokaksita, Madhyamdina, Panca-Kathaka, Satyasadha, Sakala, Sandilya, Vaikhanasa, and Vadula. Upanisad with the commentary of Madhvacharya, Translated by Rai Bahadur Sriśa Chandra Vasu ( 1933 ) or... [ 80 ] however, it has been misinterpreted and misused, states,... 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