Questions tagged [taittirya-brahmana]
Taittiriya Brahmana of Taittiriya Shakha of Krishna Yajurveda (Black Yajurveda)
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Were there only three Varnas in Vedic Age?
Satapatha Brahmana II. 1.4.11
“(Uttering), ‘bhuh’, Prajapati generated this earth. (Uttering)‘bhuvah’ he generated the air, and (Uttering) ‘svah’ he generated the sky.This universe is co-extensive ...
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Does Taittriya Brahmana say Sudras came from Asuras?
Taittiriya Brahmana i.2,6,7-Daivyo vai varna brahmanah assuryyo sudrah - Brahmin Varna came from Devatas and Sudra Varna from Asuras.
Is this symbolic? What is the context of this verse?
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How to reconcile mention of word Taittiriya in Ramayana?
In Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Ayodhyā kāṇḍa), Sri Rāma instructs Lakṣmaṇa to gift dasis to brahmins studying Tattiriya (school of Yajurveda).
kausalyām ca yāaśīrbhir bhaktaḥ paryupatiṣṭhati |
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Difference between andhra paatha and dravida patha
Namaste.
I am doing some research on the above topic. Can someone please help me understand the differences/point to any resources ?
In the same context, please throw some light on aryans/dravidians.
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Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa - Whats the difference between Samhita and Brahmana
Would like to know, whats the difference between Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa and Samhita.
I heard that, in Samhita there are some 44 chapters and contains mantras that includes Srirudram-rudraprasna.( ...
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What does the first stanza of the Aswhamedha sacrifice mean?
This is the first stanza of the Ashwamedha yajna in the Taittiriya Brahmana. What does it mean in English? Thanks.
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What is the story of Janaka meeting with the gods of the Days and Nights?
This excerpt from the Taittiriya Brahmana of the Yajur Veda describes the building of the Savitra altar, during which the names of the days and nights of the Hindu calendar are recited. The ...
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The speed of light - Taittirya Brahmana of the Yajurveda
This research paper, The Speed of Light and Puranic Cosmology, by Subash Kak discusses the various notions of distance between places and also the speed of Sun, light etc.
It mentions that the speed ...
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