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Yajurveda (यजुर्वेदः) (view source)
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The Taittiriya brahmana is the only available brahmana of the Krshna Yajurveda shakha. It consists of 3 Kandas (ashtakas), 28 adhyayas (prapathakas) that are further divided into anuvakas. It enlists the mantras pertinent to every ritual of which many are reiterated from the Rgveda. Interestingly, the brahmana also answers many questions posed in the rks of the Rgveda. The last 3 prapathakas (10-12) of the 3rd Kanda of the Taittiriya brahmana is termed as 'Kathaka' brahmana by the Yajurvedis leading to a conjecture that this portion probably belonged to the Kathaka brahmana and has been enjoined here with a specific purpose. The Taittiriya brahmana also has references to many tenets of Vaidik Jyotish thereby giving the text a prime importance.
The Taittiriya brahmana is the only available brahmana of the Krshna Yajurveda shakha. It consists of 3 Kandas (ashtakas), 28 adhyayas (prapathakas) that are further divided into anuvakas. It enlists the mantras pertinent to every ritual of which many are reiterated from the Rgveda. Interestingly, the brahmana also answers many questions posed in the rks of the Rgveda. The last 3 prapathakas (10-12) of the 3rd Kanda of the Taittiriya brahmana is termed as 'Kathaka' brahmana by the Yajurvedis leading to a conjecture that this portion probably belonged to the Kathaka brahmana and has been enjoined here with a specific purpose. The Taittiriya brahmana also has references to many tenets of Vaidik Jyotish thereby giving the text a prime importance.
The Kathaka brahmana is only known by its mention, not availabke as a text.
The Kathaka brahmana is only known by its mention, not available as a text.
=== Aranyakas ===
Baldev Upadhyay (1955), [https://ia801607.us.archive.org/10/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.347181/2015.347181.Vaidik-Sahitya.pdf Vaidik Sahitya], Kashi
There are two Aranyakas belonging to the Yajurveda viz.
# Brhadaranyaka belonging to the Shukla Yajurveda
# Taittiriya Aranyaka belonging to the Krshna Yajurveda
As the name suggests, Brhadaranyaka is an Aranyaka. However, due to a detailed discussion on the atmatattva, it is considered an Upanishad. That too an ancient and important one at that. It appears at the end of the Shatapatha Brahmana.
The Maitrayani shakha of the Krshna Yajurveda also has an Aranyaka that is known as Maitrayani Upanishad.
The Taittiriya Aranyaka consists of 10 Paricchedas or Prapathakas that are generally termed as Aranas and are named after the first word occuring in them. Accordingly, their names are,
# Bhadra
# Sahavai
# Chitti
# Yunjate
# Devavai
# Pare
# Shiksha
# Brahmavidya
# Bhrgu
# Narayaniya
Of these, the 7th, 8th and 9th Prapathakas together are termed as Taittiriya Upanishad and the 10th Prapathaka is known as the Mahanarayaniya Upanishad and is considered a Parishishta of the Taittiriya Aranyaka. The Prapathakas are further divided into Anuvakas numbering to 170 until the 9th Prapathaka. And the anuvakas are organised into dashakas. This Aranyaka has good number of rks quoted from the Rgveda.
===Upanishads===
===Upanishads===