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याज्ञ्यवल्क्य || Yagnyavalkya was the son of Devarāta and was the student of Vaisampayana rushi. He had two wives Maitreyi and Katyaayanee.  He adorned King Janaka's sabha, as a renowned scholar for his theosophical debates. He had mastered various tenets of vedanta.

याज्ञ्यवल्क्य || Yagnyavalkya was the son of Devarāta and was the student of Vaisampayana rushi. He had two wives Maitreyi and Katyaayanee.  He adorned King Janaka's sabha, as a renowned scholar for his theosophical debates. He had mastered various tenets of vedanta.

He chose the ज्ञानमार्ग || Jnanamarga over the कर्ममार्ग || Karmamarga and his teachings of about the Supreme Reality, आत्मा || Atma, nature of existence and Ultimate realization through the नेति नेति || neti neti system of exclusion extols his knowledge of the Absolute Self. His path was also praised and imbibed by the परमाचार्याः || Paramacharyas like Adi Sankara of the Advaita system.   

He chose the ज्ञानमार्ग || Jnanamarga over the कर्ममार्ग || Karmamarga and his teachings of about the Supreme Reality, आत्मा || Atma, nature of existence and Ultimate realization through the नेति नेति || neti neti system of exclusion extols his knowledge of the Absolute Self<ref name=":2" />. His path was also praised and imbibed by the परमाचार्याः || Paramacharyas like Adi Sankara of the Advaita system.   

==  परिचय || Introduction ==

==  परिचय || Introduction ==

Yagnyavalkya  a great rishi of the vedic period, undertook a heterodox, rebellious experiment of separating the mantras of vaidika kriyas or ritual ordaining, injunctory part of the Veda, from their explicitly vedantic or philosophical parts, i.e. the [[Samhita|संहिता || Samhita]] and ब्राह्मणा || Brahmana parts. Subsequently because of him two shakas of Yajurveda were formed.   

Yagnyavalkya  a great rishi of the vedic period, undertook a heterodox, rebellious experiment of separating the mantras of vaidika kriyas or ritual ordaining, injunctory part of the Veda, from their explicitly vedantic or philosophical parts, i.e. the [[Samhita|संहिता || Samhita]] and ब्राह्मणा || Brahmana parts. Subsequently because of him two shakas of Yajurveda were formed.