Changes

=== Importance of Yagnyavalkya ===

=== Importance of Yagnyavalkya ===

Yagnyavalkya is honoured in several traditions. Saint Kulasekhara claims him as a  great "Vaishnava Yogi". <ref>Mukundmala Verse 17 (mentioned in Insights Into the Taittiriya Upanishad, Dr. K. S. Narayanacharya, Published by Kautilya Institute of National Studies, Mysore)</ref> His references to some of the Avataras of Vishnu (Varaha and Vamana for instance) in a new light in [[Shatapatha Brahmana|Shatapatha Brahman]], wherein he declares Vishnu as God Supreme do attest to this certificate.<ref name=":3" />  

Yagnyavalkya is honoured in several traditions. Saint Kulasekhara claims him as a  great "Vaishnava Yogi". <ref>Mukundmala Verse 17 (mentioned in Insights Into the Taittiriya Upanishad, Dr. K. S. Narayanacharya, Published by Kautilya Institute of National Studies, Mysore)</ref> His references to some of the Avataras of Vishnu (Varaha and Vamana for instance) in a new light in [[Shatapatha Brahmana|Shatapatha Brahman]], wherein he declares Vishnu as God Supreme do attest to this certificate.<ref name=":3" />

===Concluding Points===

Wisdom of Yājñavalkya is shown in Brhadaranyaka Upanishad where he gives his teachings to his wife Maitreyi and King Janaka.<ref name=":2" /> He also participates in a competition arranged by King Janaka about the selecting great Brhama Jnani (knower of Brahman). His intellectual dialogues with Gargi (a learned scholar of the times) form a beautiful chapter filled with lot of philosophical and mystical question-answers in Brhadaranyaka Upanishad.<ref name=":2" /> He was then praised as the greatest Brahmajnyani by all the sages at the function organised by king Janaka.<ref>The Upanishads, Mahesh Library publication, 2009 edition, Calcutta</ref> In the end, Yājñavalkya took Vidvat Sanyasa (renunciation after the attainment of the knowledge of Brahman) and retired to the forest.

Wisdom of Yājñavalkya is shown in Brhadaranyaka Upanishad where he gives his teachings to his wife Maitreyi and King Janaka.<ref name=":2" /> He also participates in a competition arranged by King Janaka about the selecting great Brhama Jnani (knower of Brahman). His intellectual dialogues with Gargi (a learned scholar of the times) form a beautiful chapter filled with lot of philosophical and mystical question-answers in Brhadaranyaka Upanishad.<ref name=":2" /> He was then praised as the greatest Brahmajnyani by all the sages at the function organised by king Janaka.<ref>The Upanishads, Mahesh Library publication, 2009 edition, Calcutta</ref> In the end, Yājñavalkya took Vidvat Sanyasa (renunciation after the attainment of the knowledge of Brahman) and retired to the forest.

=== Exploitation of Yagnyavalkya's name by other traditions ===

==See also==

==See also==