तैत्तिरीय ब्राह्मण (कृष्ण यजुर्वेद - सायणभाष्य सहित भाग १)

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Taittiriya Brahmana is related
to Taittiriya Samhita of Kṛṣṇa
Yajurveda. It may be called the
extention of Taittiriya Samhita.
Scholars agree that it is the oldest
available Bramana Grantha. Its text
is accented like Śatapath
Brahmana. The vacabulary and
syntax also prove it the oldest one.
The Sāyaṇāchārya has written his
Bhāsya first of all on this
Brahmana. The Taittiriya Samhita
and Taittriya Brahmana both the
works are popular throughout the
South India. It has three Kaṇḍas
and each Kaṇḍa is again devided
into Adhyayas. The first and
second Kaṇḍa are comprised of
eight Adhyayas while third one
has twelve chapters.
This Brahmana Granth
explains in details the performance
of Agnyādhana, Vajpeya, Soma-
yagas, Rajsūya, Sautramani
sacrifices, all mentioned in
Taittriya Samhita. The
Purushamedha sacrifice is a
speciality of this Brahamana. It
discuses in detail the rights and
duties of four varnas and
Ashramas respectively. Pashu-
yagas and Iṣṭis are discussed
elaborately. It is also very rich in
old stories called Akyanas. The
story of Bharadvaja, Nachiketa,
Prahlada, Agastya are the main
Akhyanas. Similarly Upakhyanas
of Śita, Savitri and Usha are
mainly the love stories, which
make the book very interesting. In
the second Kaṇḍa an elaborate
discussion is given about the
creation of the world. The
publication of this Brahmana will
surely be of much interest of the
Vedic scholars in India and
abroad.