AATHREYA - VEDIC RUSHIS

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AATHREYA - Dr.BalaKrishna Murthy Ramaraju

 

Vedic Rushis

 

Yajanvalkya is a great Vedic scholar .

 

He is adept in all Vedas , especially

 

Yajurveda which he learnt from Sage

 

Vaishampaayana who himself learnt

 

it from Veda Vyaasa.

 

Once when Vaishampaayana asked

 

Yaajnavalkya to recite Krishna Yajur

 

Veda in the court of local ruler ,

 

Yaajnavalkya refused to do so;

 

whereupon Vaishampaayana asked

 

Yaajnavalkya to leave behind what

 

he has learnt so far which was duly

 

obeyed by Yaajnavalkya and this

 

became Thaithireeya Upanishath.

 

Yajnavalkya approached Soorya

 

and by His grace learnt Shukla Yajur

 

Veda , a version of Yajurveda , aka

 

Vaajasaneya Samhitha.

 

Vaajasaneyam = Nithya Annadaanam

 

Yajnavalkya's father is a Vaajasaneya=

 

a nithya annadaani , a perfect host.

 

Yaajnavalkya married Kaathyaayani

 

and Maithreyi. Kaathyaayani is a down

 

to earth House wife , whereas

 

Maithreyi is a great vedic scholar.

 

KaNva Muni , foster father of

 

Shakunthala , is the most famous Sishya

 

of Yaajnavalkya .

 

Followers of Shukla Yajurveda are known

 

as Yaajnavalkeeyas aka KaaNveeyas aka

 

Prathama Saakhis aks Vaajasaneyas.

 

Yaajnavalkya is the author of A Smruthi

 

and Aadithya Kavacham.

 

Bharadwaaja Muni is an Aeronautical

 

Engineer ; he is the son of Bruhaspathi

 

and to his family lineage belongs

 

DroNaacharya.

 

Shakunthala-Dushyantha son Bharatha

 

passed on his kingdom to progeny of

 

Bharadwaaja Mahaa Muni.

 

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