{"product_id":"shukla-yajurveda-paperback","title":"Shukla Yajurveda — The Vajasaneyi Samhita in English Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Yajurveda is the Veda of ritual formula — the words spoken while the work is being done. It survives in two lines: the Krishna (black) recension, which folds its prose commentary into the verses, and the Shukla (white) recension, which keeps the two apart. This is the Shukla, represented by the Vajasaneyi Samhita and named for Vajasaneya, the patronymic of the sage Yajnavalkya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty chapters carry the formulas for the great sacrifices: new and full moon rites, Agnihotra, the Soma sacrifice, the building of altars and hearths, Ashvamedha, Purushamedha, Sarvamedha and the rites for the ancestors. The fortieth and final chapter is the Isha Upanishad. Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation remains the standard route in for readers without Sanskrit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslator: Ralph T. H. Griffith · Format: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e322 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 0.67 × 9.02 × 5.98 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: 10 April 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complete forty adhyayas of the Vajasaneyi Samhita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcludes with the Isha Upanishad (adhyaya 40)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips within 3 business days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37\"\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a reference text, not a book to read front to back on a first pass. Use the chapter map: 1–2 for the new and full moon sacrifices, 3 for Agnihotra, 4–8 for the Somayajna, 9–10 for Vajapeya and Rajasuya, 11–18 for altar and hearth construction including the Agnicayana, 19–21 for the Sautramani, 22–25 for the Ashvamedha, 26–29 for supplementary formulas, 30–31 for the Purushamedha, 32–34 for the Sarvamedha, 35 for the Pitriyajna, 36–39 for the Pravargya, and 40 for the Isha Upanishad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are coming to it through practice rather than scholarship, chapter 3 and chapter 40 are the two most people read first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37\"\u003eShukla and Krishna Yajurveda\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:22px 0\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:2px solid #2c3a37\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:2px solid #2c3a37\"\u003eShukla (white)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:2px solid #2c3a37\"\u003eKrishna (black)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eCommentary\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eKept separate, in the Shatapatha Brahmana\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eMixed into the Samhita itself\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eRepresented by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eVajasaneyi Samhita\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eSeveral recensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eNamed for\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eVajasaneya, patronymic of Yajnavalkya\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003e—\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eStructure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003e40 adhyayas, ending with the Isha Upanishad\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d3c7\"\u003eVerses and Brahmana prose interleaved\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#000D0B,#40514E);padding:22px 24px;border-radius:14px;margin:28px 0;color:#efe9dd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#c9a96e;margin:0 0 10px 0\"\u003e✨ Temple Tip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#efe9dd\"\u003eRead chapter 40 first. The Isha Upanishad closes the Samhita and is short enough to sit with in a single evening — and having it in mind changes how the thirty-nine chapters of ritual formula in front of it read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37\"\u003eQuestions \u0026amp; answers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho translated this edition?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph T. H. Griffith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long is the book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003e322 pages, published 10 April 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between the Shukla and Krishna Yajurveda?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth contain the verses used in ritual. 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