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Monthly Archives: July 2009
The Classification of Vedas
Towards the end of the SandhyAvandanA, I remember reciting the following: bhArgava, chyavana, ApnavAn, aurava, jamadajnya, pancha rShi pravarAnvita vatsa gotrOtpannaha AshvalAyana sUtra, shAkala shAKhAdhAyih gautama sharmaH ahaM bho abhivAdaye Which translates to: Hailing from the lineage of the five … Continue reading
Posted in Hinduism, Vedas
Tagged Aitareya, Aitareya Upanishad, Gotra, Hindu Philosophy, Pravara, Sutra, Vatsa Gotra, Veda Shakha, Veda Vyasa, Vedas
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A Random walk of Life 