Yajurveda (redirect from Yajur Veda)
at a sacrifice". Veda means "knowledge". Johnson states yajus means "(mostly) prose formulae or mantras, contained in the Yajur Veda, which are muttered"...
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did not regard the Vedas as authoritative, are referred to as "heterodox" or "non-orthodox" (nāstika) schools. The Sanskrit word véda "knowledge, wisdom"...
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Vamana (section Yajur Veda)
"Yajur Veda Kanda I". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020. "Yajur Veda Kanda II". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020. "Yajur Veda...
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Samhita (category Vedas)
(Kr̥ṣṇa-yajur-vedá) 4. Māitrāyaṇa-saṁhitā́ (Kr̥ṣṇa-yajur-vedá) 5. Tāittirīya-saṁhitā́ (Kr̥ṣṇa-yajur-vedá) 6. Vājasaneya-saṁhitā́ (Şukla-yajur-vedá) with...
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Yajnavalkya (section Sukla Yajur Veda)
of Uddālaka Āruṇi, whom he defeated in debate. Within both the Sukla Yajur Veda and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, he is depicted as being blunt, provocative...
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assumes the colour yellow and the Vedas are categorized into four parts: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. [citation needed] Yuga (Sanskrit:...
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verse popularly known as the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, both Rig Veda (7.59.12) and Yajur Veda (3.60) recommend worshipping Rudra to attain moksha (liberation):...
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Shakha (category Vedas)
eighty-six shakhas for the Yajur Veda, but that only five of these are now extant, with a sixth partially extant. For the Yajur Veda the five (partially in...
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The Yajur Veda sees her as being both the mother of Indra (having granted him rebirth through healing) and also as his consort. The Yajur Veda also contains...
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Riddles in Hinduism (section Riddle No. 2: The origin of the Vedas: The Brahmanic explanation or an exercise in the art of circumlocution)
passages from the Rig Veda (Purusha Sukta), the Vajasaneyi Samhita and the Taittiriya Samhita of the Yajur Veda, the Atharva Veda, the Shatapatha Brahmana...
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Hindu texts (section Vedas)
Sanskrit. The Vedas are considered Shruti texts. The Vedas consist of four parts: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda. Each Veda is subcategorized...
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of the Yajur Veda) Prajñānaṁ Brahma (प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म) - "Prajñāna is Brahman", or "Brahman is Prajñāna" (Aitareya Upanishad 3.3 of the Rig Veda) Ayam...
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Pratishakhyas (section Yajur Veda)
with phonetic and related aspects of the Yajur Veda. The first, commonly known as the Krishna (Black) Yajur Veda, is known as Taittriya Pratisakhya. Its...
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Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa (category Vedas)
comparatively early period the formulae [i.e. mantras from the Samhitas of the YajurVeda] were accompanied by explanations, called Brahmanas, texts pertaining...
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within the Shatapatha Brahmana, which is itself a part of the Shukla Yajur Veda. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is a treatise on Ātman (Self), includes...
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Upanishads (category Vedas)
Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, and deal with meditation, philosophy, consciousness, and ontological knowledge. Earlier parts of the Vedas dealt...
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Atharvaveda (redirect from Atharva Veda)
Atharvaveda or Atharva Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद, IAST: Atharvaveda, from अथर्वन्, "priest" and वेद, "knowledge") or Atharvana Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्वणवेद...
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Taittiriya Shakha (category Vedas)
are known as the Shukla (or "white") Yajur Veda and the Krishna (or 'Black') Yajur Veda... of the black Yajur Veda, five shakhas are known: the Taittiriya...
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Vedic chants. This mantra is taken from the Taittiriya Aranyakam of the Yajur Veda. It speaks of the unlimited benefits which will be conferred by the secret...
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considered as attendants of Shiva in later mythology. The Rig Veda and the Krishna Yajur Veda makes the Rudras the gods of the middle world, situated between...
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Upanishad, a Vaishnava Upanishad in the Taittiriya Samhita of Krishna Yajur Veda. The author of Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (60-80 CE) has written about...
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(I am Brahman) Yajur Veda Bhurivala Sri Bharati Tirtha Hastāmalakācārya West Dvāraka Sharada Pīṭhaṃ Tattvamasi (That thou art) Sama Veda Kitavala Swami...
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Veda. The Telagānyams represent a diverse group, with some adhering to the Rig Veda and others following the Yajur Veda (Yajurveda and Shukla Yajur Veda)...
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attributed supremacy in Vaishnavism. The Rig Veda discusses monotheistic thought, as do the Atharva Veda and Yajur Veda: "Devas are always looking to the supreme...
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Prithvi (section Atharva Veda)
connection with the cosmogonic waters, highlighting her depiction in the Yajur Veda, where she is lifted from the primordial waters during creation. This...
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Palgrave Macmillan, 29 Nov 2012 ISBN 9781137012333 p. 195 Śukla Yajur Veda 30.5 Atharva Veda 12.4.36 Aitareya Āraṇyaka 2.3.2.4,5 Mahanārāyaṇa Upaniṣad 1.50...
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Chathurveda Samhitha (category Vedas)
meaning of this word is "collection of Veda Mantras". The four Vedas are Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. They consist of hymns called Mantras...
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Aham brahmāsmi (I am Brahman) Yajur Veda Bhūrivala Hastāmalakācārya West Dvāraka Pīṭhaṃ Tattvamasi (That thou art) Sama Veda Kitavala Toṭakācārya North Jyotirmaṭha...
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