FW: Krishna Yajur Veda (KYV)

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Readers will be more familiar with the division of the samhita-bhagam of the

Krishna Yajur Veda (KYV) into Seven kANDams as follows:

 

I Darsa-Purna-Maasa

II Pasu Vidhanam

III Neuna Karma-Vidhanam

IV Agni-Chiti-Anga Mantra-Patha-Abhidhanam(Agni-Chayana Mantras)

V Ukhya-agni-kathanam

VI soma-mantra-brahmana-nirupanam

VII AshwamEdhA-gata mantrAnam abhidanam

 

The other classification, followed by Bodhayana, Hiranyakesin and Apastambha

mahArishi-s, is the ArshEya-pAtA-kramam. This classification, splits the text of

the Samhita/Bramhana/Aranyaka into Five kANDA-s - each kANDA named after the

rshI who played the major role in the collection of the MantrAs and BrahmanAs -

prajApati, Soma, Agni, Visvedeva and Svyambhuva. Five KhAndA-a of

ArshEya-pAtA-kramam of KYV, along with the "subjects" covered:

 

I prAjApatyAnI:

1.paurodasika

2.yAjamAnA

3.hOtArah

4.hautrA

5.pitra-mEdhA

 

 

II saumyam

1. AdhvaryAva

2. grahAh

3. dAkshinAnI

4. samishta-yajugaMshI

5. Avabhrta-yajugMshI

6. vAjapEya

7. SukriyAni

8. savAh

 

 

III Agneyam

1. agni-Adheya

2. agnihOtrA

3. agni-upasthana

4. agni-chayanA

5. sAvitrA

6. nAchiketA

7. chatur-hOtrA

8. vaisva-srjam

9. arunA-kEtu-chayanA

 

 

IV vaisvadEvam

1. rAja-sUyA

2. pasu-bandhA

3. ishtyAha

4. nakshtra-isthI

5. Diva-syEnayah

6. apAgha

7. sattrAyanA

8. upa-homAh

9. sUktanI

10. aupAnuvAkya

11. yAjyAh

12. ashwamAdhA

13. purusha-mEdhA

14. sautrAmanI

15. achidrAni

16. pasu-Hautra

17. upanishadah

 

 

V svyambhuvam kANDam

1. svAdhyAyA brAmhaNa

 

 

---The sUtrakArA-s of KYV - Bodhayana, Hiranyakesin and Apastambha rishi-s have

all addressesed the upakarma/utsarjana ceremonies in varying levels of detail-

 

---Apasthambha-grhya-sUtram III.8:

upAkaraNe samApanE cha rishiryah pragyAyatE (1)

sadaspatir-dvitIyaha(2)

 

---hiraNyakEsin-grhya-sUtram Prasna I, patala 2, Section 8:

In the context of the vratha-s observed by the bramhachArI-student at the

beginnig and completion of the study of a kANDA:

 

"... na tvEvavrathah syath| kANDopakaraNE kANDa-visargE cha|

sadasaspathimadbhutahm priyam-indrasya kamyam |

 

sanim medhA-mayA-sisham | svAhA | iti kANDa-rshIr-dvitIyah..."

 

 

---hiraNyakEsin-grhya-sUtram Prasna II, patala 8, Section 18:

"aThAth upakaraNothsarajanE vyAkhyAsyAmaH...."

The rishi recommends the fortnight that precedes the Sravana full-moon, under

Hasta nakshatra or on the full-moon day itself for the annual course of opening

ceremony of study.

 

yAhritI oblations are to be made to the rishi-s of the kANDAs, or to the names

of the kANDAs, to the sAvitrI (gAyatrI mantrA), to the rg-vEda, to the

yajur-vEda, to the sAma-vEda, to the atharvana-vEda, and to sadaspati:

 

"...agnimupsamAdhAya vyahritiparyantam krtvA kANDa-rshI juhOti|

 

prajApatyE kANDarshayE svAhA| sOmAya kANDarshayE svAhA|

agnayE kANDarshayE svAhA| visvEbhyo devEbhyah kANDarshayE svAhA|

svaymbhuvE kANDarshayE svAhA| iti kANDarshayah kANDanAmAni

vA sAvitrI rg-vEdam yajur-vEdam sAma-vEdam-atharvana-vEdam

sadasaspathimiti|"

 

 

Having thus offered oblations, one should repeat the

first three anuvAkA-s, or the beginnings of all kANDA-s.

 

hiraNyakEsin goes on to describes the time and procedure for the utsarjana

ceremony.

Regarding the position on the yagnopvitham while offering rshI tarpanam:

 

"...niVItin uttharat udIchin-pravaN udakagrairdarbhai: prAgapavargANyAsanAni

kalpayanti visvAmitrAy jamadagnyE bharadvAjAy gouthmAyAtraAyE vasishTAya

kashyapAy.."

 

---bodhAyanA-grhya-sUtram Prasna III, adhyAyA-s I and II are on similar lines

to the description given by hiraNyakEsin, but much more elaborate, This is very

similar to that description given by hiraNyakEsin. Oblations to yagnIkI-devatA,

sAmhtI-devata, varuNI-devat are specifically mentioned in this text. The

ArshEya-pAtA-kramam listed out above, is also found here.

 

 

The shikshavalli that expounds samhitopasana is called "sAMhitI", the

anandavalli and bhriguvalli are called "vAruNI" as the were taught by varuNa.

The mahAnArAyanOpanishad is well known as "yaajniki upanishad" - Bhagavan

Narayana, well known by the name Yagna,is the seer, and this upanishad expounds

the "yagna" of the form of the worship of the Supreme Lord.

 

 

[wrt to the question on placement of the yagnopavitham while offering libation,

Prasna II, AdhyAyA II of bodhAyanA-grhya-sUtram says ... aTha vai bhavati

nivItammanushyaNAM prachInAvItaM pitrnAM upavItam dEvanAM iti| ...]

 

The kANDa rshI tarpana varies according to the shAkhA. For the KYV, there are 4

kANDa-rshI-s, 3 upanishad devatas, 1 svAdhyAyA brAmhaNa, 1 Lord of the assembly

(sadaspati) - a total of 9 tarpanas are to be offered.

 

The sAma-vEdins offer around 275 tarpana-s - including the sapta-rshI-s, the

teachers of the sAmA, pravachana kartArA, sacred rivers, the vamsa-brAmhaNa,

devataa-s, and pitarah.

 

This lineage of rshi-s through whom the sAma-vEda has ben passed is dealt with

in the vamsa-brAmhaNa of the sAma-vEda. The vamsa-brAmhaNa says that brAmhan

learnt the sAma-sampradaya from none because he is "svyambhU", ie.

SvayambhAtavidyA, as Sayana explains - the knowledge revealed itself to Him.

 

 

All errors above are due to adiyEn's ignorance.

srimate sri lakshmi-hayavadana parabramhane namaha!

ramanuja dasan.