यजुर्वेद

Yajurveda

The Yajurveda is the Veda of the yajña: prose and verse formulas (yajus) recited by the adhvaryu priest who performs the rite. It survives in two branches, the Kṛṣṇa (Black) and the Śukla (White), the latter traditionally linked with Maharṣi Yājñavalkya. Its fortieth chapter is the celebrated Īśa Upaniṣad. This course reads the Śukla Yajurveda through Swami Dayanand Saraswati's bhāṣya, which draws out the ethical, social and spiritual meaning of each mantra alongside its place in ritual.

What you will learn

• The Kṛṣṇa and Śukla branches and how they differ
• The adhvaryu's role and the logic of the yajña
• Swami Dayanand's approach to interpreting Yajurvedic mantras

Lessons

1. 1Orientation: The Veda of Yajña🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
2. 2Kṛṣṇa and Śukla: Two Branches🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
3. 3Yajus Formulas and the Adhvaryu🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
4. 4Swami Dayanand's Method of Bhāṣya🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
5. 5Mantras for Society and Righteous Life🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
6. 6The Īśa Upaniṣad: Chapter Forty🔒 Unlocks after enrolment