Vedamu.org is primarily designed to give Vedic literature in its entirety as available in Devanagari and Grantha scripts. A transliterated searchable pdf file of the entire Taittiriya Aranyaka is downloadable as ta-find.pdf (270 KB) A combined file of the whole Taittiriya Aranyaka containing the text in both Devanagari and transliteration, designed for output by high-resolution printer, is downloadable as the large PDF file ta-comb.pdf (1.4 MB).
Yajur Veda in Sanskrit means 'wisdom of sacrificial formulas'. This Veda compiled a century or two later than the Rig-Veda, contains prose and verse formulas that were to be pronounced by the priests performing the manual part of the sacrifice. It describes in prose the procedural details of performing different rituals and Yajnas using the hymns of the Rig Veda ( In the Vedic sacrifice a god or gods are invoked by the hymns or mantras. Offerings of food, butter, or soma are prepared and offered to the fire, which as an intermediary god, conveys these to the other gods. ) This Veda is the most important text for the priests, because it concerns itself with the correct performance of sacrifices. The priests of this Veda are called Adhwaryus.
Agni, the fire god plays a central role in the sacrifice. With the passage of time the sacrifice became increasingly elaborate, and priests became highly skilled specialists. There were many different kinds of sacrifices like the famous horse sacrifice, the soma sacrifice, sacrifices performed during various ceremonies like the Coronation ceremonies of kings, marriage ceremonies etc. Of them all the highest sacrifice was considered to be the Sarvamedha in which the sacrificer offered all of his possessions as the fee at the end of the ceremony.
The Yajur Veda seen by the outer vision is the Veda of ritual. On an inner level, it sets forth a yogic practice for purifying the mind and awakening the inner consciousness. While the lesser sacrifices win the lesser worlds, the Self-sacrifice or the AtmaYajna wins all the worlds and gains the greatest gift of immortality. Sri Chinmoy states:
Sacrifice is self-offering. Self-offering is self-fulfillment. Self-fulfillment is love-manifestation and Truth-perfection. Through our outer sacrifice we become a divine part of Mother-Earth. Through our inner sacrifice we become an immortal part of Father-Heaven. We make the outer sacrifice when we come out of the domain of binding desires and enter into the domain of liberating aspiration. We make the inner sacrifice when we try to manifest God in the world of ignorance after having achieved God-realization. The outer sacrifice demands strength of a hero. The inner sacrifice demands the power of an army. With our outer sacrifice we see the Truth. With our inner sacrifice we become the Truth.?
There are two major branches of the Yajur Veda i.e. the Krishna Yajurveda and the Shukla Yajurveda.
The Krishna Yajurveda is represented by the following recensions:
1) Taittriya
2) Kathaka
3) Maitrayani
The Shukla Yajurveda is represented by the following recensions:
1) Madhyamdina
2) Kanva
Hymns from the Yajur Veda
As fire, which is one, on entering creation, conforms its own form to the form of each being, so also the One, the atman within all beings, assumes all forms, yet exists outside. As the wind, which is one, on entering creation, conforms its own form to the form of each being, so also the One, the atman within all beings, assumes all forms, yet exists outside. As the sun, the eye of the whole world, is not touched by external blemishes seen by the eye, so the One, the atman within all beings, is not touched by the sufferings of the world. He remains apart. The One, the Controller, the atman within all beings, the One who makes his own form manifold - the wise who perceive him established in themselves attain - and no others - everlasting joy.
- Krishna Yajur Veda
He who lives in us as our guide, who is one, and yet appears in many forms, in whom the hundred lights of heaven are one, in whom the Vedas are one, in whom the priests are one - He is the spiritual atman within the person.
- Krishna Yajur Veda
The Yajurveda literature is divided into the White (Shukla) and the Black (Krishna) Yajurveda literature,
and the latter is divided into four Branches (Shakas), the most important of which is the Taittiriya Shaka.
Here we offer Krishna Yajurveda works of the Taittiriya Shaka as Devanagari editions with svara marks.
We also offer non-accented transliterated searchable files and accented high-quality printable files.
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| - Taittiriya Brahmana (edited by Subramania Sarma, Chennai 2004-2005) |
| - Kathakam (edited by Subramania Sarma, Chennai 2004) |
| - Taittiriya Aranyaka (edited by Subramania Sarma, Chennai 2004-2005) |
| - Ekagni Kandam (edited by Subramania Sarma, Chennai 2004-2005) |
| - Taittiriya Samhita (edited by Vijayaraghavan Bashyam, Hyderabad 2005) |
| - Taittiriya Pratishakhya (Whitney's edition, proofread by Ramesh Srinivasan) |
| - Yajurveda - Sansknet Documents (formerly available at Sansknet.org) |
Typesetting Specimen:
Taittiriya Brahmana
edited by Subramania Sarma, Chennai 2004-2005, based on Grantha manuscripts and on these works:
'Taittiriya Brahmana', 3 vols., edited by Hari Narayana Apte, 1898 (AnandAshram Publishers)
'Taittiriya Brahmana', 3 vols., edited by Pushpendra Kumar, 1998 (Nag Prakashan Publishers)
'Taittiriya Brahmana - Taittiriya Aranyakam - Kathakam - Ekagni Kaandam', 1 vol.,
edited by G.K. Seethaaraman, 2000 ('Your Family Friend' Publishers)
The Taittiriya Brahmana consists of three voluminous books:
Book 1: 8 chapters, Book 2: 8 chapters, Book 3: 12 chapters.
The Devanagari pdf files are divided into chapter files comprising approx. 200 KB each.
Note: The old chapter files uploaded during 13th February until 5th June 2004,
have been replaced by the new carefully proofread final files of April/May 2005
comprising a total of 768 pages typeset in Devanagari in large 16 point type size:
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| Book 1 | Book 2 | Book 3 | Book 3 cont. |
| tb-preface.pdf | tb-2-01.pdf | tb-3-01.pdf | tb-3-10.pdf* |
| tb-1-01.pdf | tb-2-02.pdf | tb-3-02.pdf | tb-3-11.pdf* |
| tb-1-02.pdf | tb-2-03.pdf | tb-3-03.pdf | tb-3-12.pdf* |
| tb-1-03.pdf | tb-2-04.pdf | tb-3-04.pdf | |
| tb-1-04.pdf | tb-2-05.pdf | tb-3-05.pdf | |
| tb-1-05.pdf | tb-2-06.pdf | tb-3-06.pdf | |
| tb-1-06.pdf | tb-2-07.pdf | tb-3-07.pdf | |
| tb-1-07.pdf | tb-2-08.pdf | tb-3-08.pdf | |
| tb-1-08.pdf | tb-3-09.pdf |
* Chapters 10, 11, 12 of Book 3 are also available separately as Kathakam, see below.
The entire Taittiriya Brahmana in Devanagari is downloadable in one single file as tb-deva.pdf (2.5 MB)
A searchable file in transliteration of the entire Taittiriya Brahmana is downloadable as tb-find.pdf (1 MB)
A combined file of the entire Taittiriya Brahmana containing the text in both Devanagari and transliteration,
designed for output by high-resolution printer, is downloadable as the very large file tb-comb.pdf (4 MB).
Kathakam
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| Kathakam 1: ka-1.pdf | Kathakam 2: ka-2.pdf | Kathakam 3: ka-3.pdf |
Chapters 10, 11, 12 of Book 3 of Taittiriya Brahmana are often treated as separate book with title Kathakam,
e.g. 'Taittiriya Brahmana - Taittiriya Aranyakam - Kathakam - Ekagni Kaandam',
edited by G.K. Seethaaraman, 2000 ('Your Family Friend' Publishers)
Note: These old files have not yet been revised. Please use the new files tb-3-10, tb-3-11, tb-3-12 above.
Taittiriya Aranyaka
edited by Subramania Sarma, Chennai 2004, based on Grantha manuscripts and on this work:
'The Taittiriya Aranyaka', 3 vols. in one, edited by A. Mahadeva Sastri et al., 1985 (Motilal Publishers)
The Devanagari pdf files are divided into 10 chapter files comprising approx. 200 KB each
including Taittiriya-Upanishad (Chapters 7-9) and Mahanarayana-Upanishad (Chapter 10).
Note: The old chapter files uploaded during 13th February until 5th June 2004,
have been replaced by the new carefully proofread final files of November 2005:
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| Chapter 1: ta-01.pdf | Chapter 4: ta-04.pdf | Chapter 7: ta-07.pdf | Chapter 10: ta-10.pdf |
| Chapter 2: ta-02.pdf | Chapter 5: ta-05.pdf | Chapter 8: ta-08.pdf | |
| Chapter 3: ta-03.pdf | Chapter 6: ta-06.pdf | Chapter 9: ta-09.pdf |
The complete Taittiriya Aranyaka in Devanagari is downloadable in one single pdf file as ta-deva.pdf (1 MB)
Krishna Yajur Veda Pdf Free Download Books
A transliterated searchable pdf file of the entire Taittiriya Aranyaka is downloadable as ta-find.pdf (270 KB)
A combined file of the whole Taittiriya Aranyaka containing the text in both Devanagari and transliteration,
designed for output by high-resolution printer, is downloadable as the large PDF file ta-comb.pdf (1.4 MB).
The Taittiriya Upanishad (in Devanagari and transliteration) as a small separate file is downloadable here.
Ekagni Kandam
edited by Subramania Sarma, Chennai 2004, based on Grantha manuscripts and on this work:
'Taittiriya Brahmana - Taittiriya Aranyakam - Kathakam - Ekagni Kaandam',
edited by G.K. Seethaaraman, 2000 ('Your Family Friend' Publishers)
Note: The old chapter files uploaded during 13th February until 5th June 2004,
have been replaced by the new carefully proofread final files of November 2005:
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| Chapter 1: ek-01.pdf (150 KB) | Chapter 2: ek-02.pdf (200 KB) |
The complete Ekagni Kanda in Devanagari is downloadable in one single file as ek-deva.pdf (300 KB)
A transliterated searchable pdf file of the entire Ekagni Kanda is downloadable as ek-find.pdf (64 KB)
A combined file of the whole Ekagni Kanda containing the text in both Devanagari and transliteration,
designed for output by high-resolution printer, is downloadable as the PDF file ek-comb.pdf (350 KB).
Taittiriya Samhita
edited by Vijayaraghavan Bashyam, Hyderabad 2005, based on these works:
1. Krishna-Yajurvediya-Taittiriya-Samhita, edited by Ananta Shastri et al., 2nd ed. 1957
2. Krishna-Yajurveda-Taittiriya-Samhita, edited by R.L. Kashyap, Bangalore 2002
3. Shrimat-Sayanacarya-viracita-bhashya-sameta Krishna-Yajurvediya-Taittiriya-Samhita, Pune
4. Krishna-Yajurvediya-Taittiriya-Samhita padapathayuta Bhattabhaskara-Sayanacarya-viracita-
bhashyabhyam sameta, edited by N.S. Sonatakke, 1970
5. Krishna-Yajurvedia-Taittiriya-Samhita vedartha-dipika-sahitamu (in accented Telugu script),
edited by Ramavarapu Krishnamurti Shastri et al., Tirupati 1985
6. Die Taittiriya Samhita, hrsg. von Albrecht Weber, Leipzig 1871
7. Taittiriya Samhita, Grantha Script, Heritage India Educational Trust, Chennai 2004
The Taittiriya Samhita consists of 7 books (kandas) with a total of 44 chapters (prapathakas):
Book 1: 1-8, Book 2: 1-6, Book 3: 1-5, Book 4: 1-7, Book 5: 1-7, Book 6: 1-6, Book 7: 1-5.
We here offer Chapters 1-8 of Book 1 of the Taittiriya Samhita as PDF files in Devanagari:
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| Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 |
| ts-1-1.pdf | ts-1-2.pdf | ts-1-3.pdf | ts-1-4.pdf | ts-1-5.pdf | ts-1-6.pdf | ts-1-7.pdf | ts-1-8.pdf |
Indians willing to help editing the TS are invited to contact Mr. Bashyam at
Krishna Yajur Veda Pdf Free Download
A transliterated searchable file of the entire Taittiriya Samhita is downloadable as ts-find.pdf (1.1 MB)
If you do not have an English translation of the Taittiriya Samhita, you may use keith.pdf (1.3 MB)
containing the out-of-copyright English translation by Arthur Berriedale Keith (1879-1944)
as searchable PDF file comprising 341 pages.
Yajur Veda Text
Taittiriya Pratishakhya
The document tp-comb.pdf (160 KB) contains the Sanskrit text and the English translation by William Dwight Whitney, published in 1871 in the Journal of the American Oriental Society. The entire document was proofread by Mr. Ramesh Srinivasan on the basis of Whitney's edition.
Yajurveda - Sansknet Documents
The site www.Sansknet.org of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, was closed in January 2005 due to lack of help and due to lack of feedback. The Taittiriya documents formerly downloadable at that site are no longer accessible. Therefore we offer here these Sansknet Taittiriya documents which we have converted from HTML to PDF files for the convenience of our readers:
| Taittiriya Brahmana: | yv-tb.pdf (2.2 MB) |
| Taittiriya Aranyaka: | yv-ta.pdf (740 KB) |
| Ekagni Kandam: | yv-ekagni.pdf (200 KB) |
| Kathakam: | yv-kathaka.pdf (250 KB) |
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