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53 the satapatha brahmana was translated by eggeling in late 19th century reprinted often and has been well read because of the translation however it has been misinterpreted and misused states staal because it contains enough material to support any theory 53 eggeling the first translator of satapatha brahmana called it flimsy symbolism rather than serious reasoning similar to speculative vaporings found in the christian and non christian variety of gnosticism 53 54 upanishads edit the yajurveda has six primary upanishads embedded within it 11 brihadaranyaka upanishad edit the brihadaranyaka upanishad is found in the white yajurveda 5 it is one of the mukhya upanishads and among the largest and oldest as well 700 bce 10 it is a key scripture of hinduism that has influenced all schools of hindu philosophy the text is a treatise on ātman soul self with passages on metaphysics ethics and a yearning for knowledge that influenced various indian religions ancient and medieval scholars 55 56 57 the brihadaranyaka upanishad is among the earliest extensive discussions of the hindu concept of dharma karma and moksha liberation from sorrow freedom emancipation self realization paul deussen calls it unique in its richness and warmth of presentation with profoundness that retains its full worth in modern times 58 max muller illustrated its style as follows but when he self fancies that he is as it were a god or that he is as it were a king or i am this altogether that is his highest world this indeed is his true form free from desires free from evil free from fear now as a man when embraced by a beloved wife knows nothing that is without nothing that is within thus this person when embraced by the prajna conscious aware self knows nothing that is without nothing that is within this indeed is his true form in which his wishes are fulfilled in which the self only is his wish in which no other wish is left he is free from any sorrow brihadaranyaka upanishad chapter 4 brahmanam 3 hymns 20 32 translated by max muller 59 isha upanishad edit the isha upanishad is found in the white yajurveda 5 it is one of the shortest upanishads embedded as the final chapter of the shukla yajurveda a key scripture of the vedanta sub schools of hinduism its name is derived from hidden in the lord self 60 the isha upanishad discusses the atman soul self theory of hinduism and is referenced by both dvaita dualism and advaita non dualism sub schools of vedanta 61 62 it is classified as a poetic upanishad along with kena katha shvetashvatara and mandukya upanishads 63 taittiriya upanishad edit the taittiriya upanishad is found in the black yajurveda 5 it is the seventh eighth and ninth chapters of taittiriya aranyaka which are also called respectively the siksha valli the ananda valli and the bhrigu valli 5 64 the taittiriya upanishad includes verses that are partly prayers and benedictions partly instruction on phonetics and praxis partly advice on ethics and morals given to graduating students from ancient vedic gurukul schools partly a treatise on allegory and partly philosophical instruction 5 the text offers a view of education system in ancient india it also includes sections on ethics and invocation for one s personal development max muller translates the text s tenth anuvaka for example as an affirmation of one s self as a capable empowered blissful being 65 the tenth anuvaka asserts i am he who shakes the tree i am glorious like the top of a mountain i whose pure light of knowledge has risen am that which is truly immortal as it resides in the sun i soul self am the treasure wise immortal imperishable this is the teaching of the veda by sage trisanku 65 katha upanishad edit the katha upanishad is found in the black yajurveda 5 the upanishad is the legendary story of a little boy nachiketa the son of sage vajasravasa who meets yama the indian deity of death their conversation evolves to a discussion of the nature of man knowledge ātman soul self and moksha liberation 66 the kathaka upanishad is an important ancient sanskrit corpus of the vedanta sub schools it asserts that atman soul self exists teaches the precept seek self knowledge which is highest bliss and expounds on this premise like the other primary upanishads of hinduism the detailed teachings of katha upanishad have been variously interpreted as dvaita dualistic 67 and as advaita non dualistic 68 69 70 the katha upanishad found in the yajurveda is among the most widely studied upanishads philosophers such as arthur schopenhauer praised it edwin arnold rendered it in verse as the secret of death and ralph waldo emerson credited katha upanishad for the central story at the end of his essay immortality as well as his poem brahma 68 71 shvetashvatara upanishad edit the shvetashvatara upanishad is found in the black yajurveda 5 the text opens with metaphysical questions about the primal cause of all existence its origin its end and what role if any did time nature necessity chance the spirit had as primal cause 72 it then develops its answer concluding that the universal soul exists in every individual it expresses itself in every creature everything in the world is a projection of it and that there is oneness a unity of souls in one and only self 73 the shvetashvatara upanishad is notable for its discussion of the concept of personal god ishvara and suggesting it to be a path to one s own highest self 73 74 the text is also notable for its multiple mentions of both rudra and shiva along with other vedic deities and of crystallization of shiva as a central theme 74 maitrayaniya upanishad edit the maitrayaniya upanishad also known as the maitri upanishad is found in the black yajurveda it consists of seven prapathakas lessons the first prapathaka is introductory the next three are structured in a question answer style and discuss metaphysical questions relating to atman self soul while the fifth to seventh prapathaka are supplements 75 however several manuscripts discovered in different parts of india contain lesser number of prapathakas with a telugu language version showing just four 76 the common kernel of the maitri upanishad across different recensions states max muller is a reverence for soul that can be summarized in a few words as man is the self the immortal the fearless the brahman 76 the maitrayaniya upanishad is notable for its references to theories also found in buddhism elements of the samkhya and yoga schools of hinduism as well as the ashrama system 77 srautasutras edit the yajurveda had shrautasutras and grhyasutras attached to it from fifteen schools apastamba agastya agniveshyaka baudhayana bharadvaja hiranyakeshi kaundinya kusidaka katyayana lokaksita madhyamdina panca kathaka satyasadha sakala sandilya vaikhanasa and vadula 78 of these nine have survived along with portions of kaundinya 78 manuscripts and translations edit most surviving manuscripts and recensions of yajurveda s samhitas aranyakas and brahmanas remain untranslated into western languages the two reliable translations are from british india colonial era and have been widely studied 79 these are ab keith s translation of taittiriya samhita of the black yajurveda 80 and juliu eggeling s translation of satapatha brahmana of the white yajurveda 54 ralph griffith published an early translation of white yajurveda samhita 81 however frits staal has questioned his translations and considers them fantasies and best discarded 82 devi chand published a re interpreted translation of yajurveda in 1965 reprinted as 3rd edition in 1980 wherein the translation incorporated dayananda saraswati s monotheistic interpretations of the vedic text and the translation liberally adds o lord and the creator to various verses unlike other translators 83 ezourvedam forgery edit in 18th century french jesuits published ezourvedam claiming it to be a translation of a recension of the yajurveda 84 85 the ezourveda was studied by voltaire 86 and later declared a forgery representing jesuit ideas to indians as a vedic school 85 significance edit the text is a useful source of information about the agriculture economic and social life during the vedic era 87 the verses for example list the types of crops considered important in ancient india may my rice plants and my barley and my beans and my sesame and my kidney beans and my vetches and my pearl millet and my proso millet and my sorghum and my wild rice and my wheat and my lentils prosper by sacrifice white yajurveda 18 12 87 see also edit hindu philosophy hinduism kalpa vedanga mahīdhara shatapatha brahmana vedas yajna sandhyavandanam durwakshat mantra references edit 1 2 witzel 2001 pp 5 6 construction of the vedas vedicgranth org archived from the original on 17 july 2021 retrieved 3 july 2020 jean holm john bowker 1994 worship a c black p 88 isbn 978 0 567 26232 5 1 2 3 michael witzel 2003 vedas and upaniṣads in the blackwell companion to hinduism editor gavin flood blackwell 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