Length of pooNool

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Dear bhaktas:

 

A friend of mine who is originally from Bengal and belongs to the Rk shAka

told me that Rks have the shortest yajnopavItam, followed by yajus, sAma and

atharvaNa (in that order of increasing length). He did not know the reason.

 

I am wondering if this is true and why. I suspect that it may have to do

with the associated(??) vedAntasUtras, since the term sUtra means string as

well as formula. I wasn't able to find a related discussion in the archives

so I am posting this as a question. Hope to hear from fellow members.

 

aDiyEn

-Srinath Chakravarty

email: xsrinath