Shukla Yajur Veda

Power of Yajňa

Note yajňa is not a mere ritual. It is a symbol of intense spiritual practice, both at an individual level and also at the collective level. At the end, the sage declares...

Path of Unity

Verse SYV (20.25) is a classic prayer for the complimentary of the spiritual and the powers of ruling associated with our physical world. Where spiritual and ruling powers (or warrior...

Pardon

This chapter has a prayer for the atonement of sins, committed knowingly and committed unawares including those ‘against myself’. This specific verse is SYV (8.13). “Of the sin against devās, thou art...

Knowledge for All including Shudra

Yajurveda Samhita specifically states in the second verse (26.2) that the sage should speak the secret knowledge to all the persons, regardless of their status, profession or familiarity. The blissful Word should...

Isha Upanishad

The last chapter (40th chapter) of the SYV is same as the Īshāvāsya Upanishad, the first Upanishad in the traditional list. The presence of the Upanishad in it shows its...

Division of Society according to ability or voc...

The verse 22 in this hymn deals with the division of people into groups based on different vocations like rulers, rājanya, scholars and advisers brāhmaņa, the expert with the arrow etc; The division...