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Yajurveda

The Yajurveda is the Veda of rituals and sacrifices. It primarily focuses on the performance of yajnas (sacrificial offerings) and provides instructions for the priests who conduct them. The text includes hymns, mantras, and the detailed procedures for rituals meant to invoke deities and maintain cosmic order.

The Yajurveda is the Veda of rituals and sacrifices. It primarily focuses on the performance of yajnas (sacrificial offerings) and provides instructions for the priests who conduct them. The text includes hymns, mantras, and the detailed procedures for rituals meant to invoke deities and maintain cosmic order.

Quick Facts

Composition Period

c. 1200 - 900 BCE

Language

Vedic Sanskrit

Scope

1975 hymns