Nomenclature
The 'Taittiriya Shakha' can be loosely translated as 'Branch or School of (the sage) Tittri' or 'Branch or School of Taittiriya' or 'School of the pupils of Tittiri'. *Origin
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Yaska, attributed as the teacher of Taittiri, is also attributed as the author of theOverview
The Taittiriya school of the Krishna (black) Yajurveda produced several types of texts constituting SrutiNotable members
According to B.R. Modak, the scholar Sayana (died 1387 CE), notable for his commentaries on Vedic literature including the Taittirīya texts, was a member of the Taittiriya Shakha. According to G.R. Garg,Commentaries
The 'Śrauta Sútras' (orTaittiriya Samhita
R. Dalal states that 'The Yajur Veda consists of passages in verse and prose, arranged for the performance of yajnas (sacrifices)... The two main versions of the Yajur are known as the Shukla (or "white") Yajur Veda and the Krishna (or 'Black') Yajur Veda... of the black Yajur Veda, fiveStructure and Content
The Taittiriya Samhita ('TS') consists of seven kandas (or 'books') of hymns, mantras, prayers, and three Anukramanis (indexes). In translations such as that by A.B. Keith, this Samhita is presented as the Krishna (black) Yajurveda. M. Winternitz adds that the Samhita also includes Brahmana passages (i.e. instructions and explanations ofNakshatras
D.M. Harness states that 'TheShaivism
Shri Rudram and Namah Shivaya homages to Shiva
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The Varaha Avatara of Vishnu
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The Taittirīya Brāhmaņa ('TB') is considered by academics to be an appendix or extension of the Taittirīya Samhita. The first two books ( ''ashṭakas'') largely consist of hymns andTaittiriya Aranyaka
The TaittiriyaStructure and Content
R. Mitra states that the Taittiriya Aranyaka is 'by far the largest of theVaishnavism
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A. Daniélou states that a hundred-armed black boar lifts the earth out of the waters in the Taittiriya Aranyaka (TA 10.1.8). J. Eggeling in note 451:1 to theThe Kurma Avatara of Vishnu
N. Aiyangar states that the following verse from the Taittiriya Aranyaka (p''rapāṭhaka'' 1.23-25) 'is narrated in connection with the ritual called ''Arunaketuka-kayana'', in which the tortoise Kurma'.html"_;"title="Kurma.html"_;"title="Kurma">Kurma'">Kurma.html"_;"title="Kurma">Kurma'is_placed_below_the_''uttara-vedi''_[altar.html" ;"title="Kurma">Kurma'.html" ;"title="Kurma.html" ;"title="Kurma">Kurma'">Kurma.html" ;"title="Kurma">Kurma'is placed below the ''uttara-vedi'' [altar">Kurma">Kurma'.html" ;"title="Kurma.html" ;"title="Kurma">Kurma'">Kurma.html" ;"title="Kurma">Kurma'is placed below the ''uttara-vedi'' [altar In itTaittiriya Pratisakhya
The Taittiriya Pratisakhya ('TP') is concerned withStructure and Content
The 24 chapters of the Taittiriya Pratisakhya are as follows: # List of sounds # Origin of sounds # Shortening ofManuscripts and translations
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*Ápastamba's Śrauta Sútra (Sanskrit) edited by D. Garbe (1882): Prasnas 1-7 and Prasnas 8-15References
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