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Veda Vargeekarana (वेदवर्गीकरणम्) (view source)
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, 12:12, 9 March 2018→कृष्णशुक्ल-यजुर्वेदयोः भेदः ॥ Differences between Krishna and Shukla Yajurveda
The term कृष्ण || krishna of the shakha is so given due to following reasons
The term कृष्ण || krishna of the shakha is so given due to following reasons
# It contains both the छन्दोबद्ध ॥ Chandas (metrical) and गद्यात्मक ॥ Gadya (prose) forms of mantras<ref name=":223222" />
# It contains both the छन्दोबद्ध ॥ Chandas (metrical) and गद्यात्मक ॥ Gadya (prose) forms of mantras<ref name=":223222" />
# Mantras and ब्राह्मण-s || Brahmanas (which explain the usage of the mantras) are mixed.<ref name=":0223222" />
# Mantras and ब्राह्मण-s || Brahmanas (which explain the usage of the mantras) are mixed.<ref name=":0223222" /><ref name=":3">Yajurveda Samhita ([https://archive.org/stream/Yajurved/Yagurved#page/n7/mode/2up Hindi Translation])</ref>
This samhita is said to have contained 85 Shakhas but only four of them are available now, out of which the Taittiriya Samhita is widely studied and followed especially in South India and other three Shakhas are not so well known.<ref name=":223222" />
This samhita is said to have contained 85 Shakhas but only four of them are available now, out of which the Taittiriya Samhita is widely studied and followed especially in South India and other three Shakhas are not so well known.<ref name=":223222" />
Texts of the four major shakhas that have survived are<ref name=":122" />
Texts of the four major shakhas that have survived are<ref name=":122" />
The term शुक्ल || Shukla of the शाखा ॥ shakha is so given due to following reasons :
The term शुक्ल || Shukla of the शाखा ॥ shakha is so given due to following reasons :
# It contains only the छन्दस् ॥ Chandas (metrical) forms of mantras<ref name=":223222" /> without any prose content.
# It contains only the छन्दस् ॥ Chandas (metrical) forms of mantras<ref name=":223222" /> without any prose content.
# Mantras are arranged in an orderly manner. <ref name=":0223222" />
# Mantras are arranged in an orderly manner. <ref name=":0223222" /><ref name=":122" /><ref name=":3" />
The Shukla Yajurveda separates the Samhita from its Brahmana (the शतपथ-ब्राह्मणम् ॥ Shatapatha Brahmana).
The Shukla Yajurveda separates the Samhita from its Brahmana (the शतपथ-ब्राह्मणम् ॥ Shatapatha Brahmana).
This Samhita was said to contain 15 shakhas (See footnote 1 in Page 20 of Reference <ref name=":0223222" />) which were called वाजसनेयी ॥ Vajasaneyi. शुक्ल-यजुर्वेद-संहिता || Shukla Yajurveda Samhita is said to have been brought to the knowledge of the world by the famous sage याज्ञवल्क्यः || Yajnavalkya from Vajasani which means the सूर्य-देवता ॥ Surya devata. Hence, this is also known as वाजसनेयी संहिता || Vajasaneyi Samhita.
This Samhita was said to contain 15 shakhas (See footnote 1 in Page 20 of Reference <ref name=":0223222" />) which were called वाजसनेयी ॥ Vajasaneyi. शुक्ल-यजुर्वेद-संहिता || Shukla Yajurveda Samhita is said to have been brought to the knowledge of the world by the famous sage याज्ञवल्क्यः || Yajnavalkya from Vajasani which means the सूर्य-देवता ॥ Surya devata. Hence, this is also known as वाजसनेयी संहिता || Vajasaneyi Samhita.<ref name=":122" /> Shatapatha Brahmana (14.9.5.33) clearly mentions that the Shukla Yajus are expounded by Yajnavalkya <ref name=":122" /><ref name=":3" />
आदित्यानीमानि शुक्लानि यजूंषि वाजसनेयेन याज्ञवल्क्येनाख्यायन्ते
Texts of only two major shakhas have survived
Texts of only two major shakhas have survived
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|Follows ब्रह्मसम्प्रदायः ॥ Brahma Sampradaya{{citation needed}}
|Follows ब्रह्मसम्प्रदायः ॥ Brahma Sampradaya<ref name=":3" />
|Follows आदित्य-सम्प्रदायः ॥ Aditya Sampradaya
|Follows आदित्य-सम्प्रदायः ॥ Aditya Sampradaya<ref name=":122" />
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=== देवताः छन्दसः ऋत्विक् च ॥ Devatas, Chandas and Rtvik ===
=== देवताः छन्दसः ऋत्विक् च ॥ Devatas, Chandas and Rtvik ===
The devatas are the same as in Rigveda because a majority of mantras in Yajurveda are taken from there. The Yajurvedic procedural details are recited and conducted by '''[[Adhvaryu (अध्वर्युः)|अध्वर्युः || Adhvaryu]]''' priest for the proper performance of यज्ञाः ॥ Yajnas. In Shukla Yajurveda, the mantras have the same chandas as in Rigveda from where they have been taken.
The devatas are the same as in Rigveda because a majority of mantras in Yajurveda are taken from there. The Yajurvedic procedural details are recited and conducted by '''[[Adhvaryu (अध्वर्युः)|अध्वर्युः || Adhvaryu]]''' priest for the proper performance of यज्ञाः ॥ Yajnas. In Shukla Yajurveda, the mantras have the same chandas as in Rigveda from where they have been taken.
In the context of Rishis in Yajurveda, 3 types of categories are seen
# आदिद्रष्टा ॥ Adidrastha is the first rishi to whom the veda was revealed to. It was Maharshi Vedavyasa who received Vedas in a single form but later codified them and gave the Rigveda to Paila, Yajurveda to Vaisampayana. From Vaisampayana, his students Yajnavalkya and others received the knowledge. It is also said that since Shukla Yajurveda was received later from Aditya or Vivasvan he is also considered as the mantra drastha.<ref name=":3" />
# प्रकरणऋषिः ॥ Prakaranarishi is one who is associated with each prakarana or section of the Yajurveda. For example, for Darsapurnamasa prakarana, the rishi is Prajapati.
# वैयक्तिकऋषिः॥ Vaiyaktikarishi is the category which includes all the rishis who praised the deities and practiced particular rituals to attain mantrasiddhi.<ref name=":3" />
=== विषयम् || Content ===
=== विषयम् || Content ===
Whether Krishna or Shukla, both the shakhas of Yajurveda deal primarily with the कर्मकाण्डः ॥ karmakanda and are also called यज्ञकाण्डः ॥ yajnakanda<ref name=":022" />. All the shakha texts deal with detailed descriptions of श्रौतयज्ञाः ॥ Shrauta yajnas like राजसूयः ॥ [[Rajasuya]], वाजपेयः ॥ [[Vajapeya (वाजपेयः)|Vajapeya]], सोमयागः ॥ [[Somayaga (सोमयागः)|Somayaga]] etc. Krishna Yajurveda is considered older than the Shukla Yajurveda.<ref name=":122" />
Whether Krishna or Shukla, both the shakhas of Yajurveda deal primarily with the कर्मकाण्डः ॥ karmakanda and are also called यज्ञकाण्डः ॥ yajnakanda<ref name=":022" />. All the shakha texts deal with detailed descriptions of श्रौतयज्ञाः ॥ Shrauta yajnas like राजसूयः ॥ [[Rajasuya]], वाजपेयः ॥ [[Vajapeya (वाजपेयः)|Vajapeya]], सोमयागः ॥ [[Somayaga (सोमयागः)|Somayaga]] etc. Krishna Yajurveda is considered older than the Shukla Yajurveda.<ref name=":122" />