Introduction Vedas Vedangas Praathisakhas Anukramanikas Upavedas Agamas Nine names of Vedas. Rg Veda Yajur Veda Sama Veda Atharva Veda purusha suktam |
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| page is revised on 16th February, 2004 |
| Yajur Veda |
| Yaj means Worshipping the gods and generosity. Also called Athwara veda(prerunner of Atharwa veda) , it describes procedures of the karma-the sacrifices etc. The Yajur-Veda consists of two recensions, both of them partly in prose and partly in verse and both containing roughly the same material (although differently arranged), contains sacrificial formulas (Sanskrit yaja, "sacrifices"). It was used by the adhvaryu, priests who recited appropriate formulas from the Yajur-Veda while actually performing the sacrificial actions It consists of two schools or traditions- making a samhita each. : Krishna Yajurveda and Sukla Yajurveda Krishna Yajurveda follows the Brahma sampradaya (the school of Brahma) and is said to be famous in the Southern parts of India. It was supposed to be having 82 branches or sakas out of which only 4 are available to us. Sukla Yajurveda follows the Aditya sampradaya(the school called aditya) and is prevalent in the Northern india. Out of the 17 sakas in this school, only 2 are available to the mankind now. next |