Preface
This doctoral thesis on Sukla Yajurveda was worked out under the able guidance of Late Dr. N.J. Shende, Late Prof. G.V. Devasthali and Dr. C.G. Kashikar of Centre for Advanced study in Sanskrit. Pune University, Pune, during 1965-68. 1 express my gratefulness to these ácáryas. I record my gratefulness to late Dr. R.N Dandekar, then director of CASS, Poona University, Poona. Ph.D. Degree was awarded to me in 1969 by the Pune University. Since the volume of my thesis is quite large, it was suggested to me to publish in parts for the convenience of readers and the interested scholars in the field of research on Veda. I am thankful to all those learned scholars, who were encouraging me to publish like this. I am really thankful to my teacher, Research Guide, Dr. C.G. Kashikar, Pune, who expressed his happiness for this kind of endeavour and gave foreword. This book has the fortune and blessings of His Holiness Sri Sri Rangapriya Swamiji. Astanga yoga mandira, Bangalore. I also express my gratefulness to him. I express my thanks to our Vedadhyayana Kendra, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore for having taken up to publish this book. I thank the Vågartha printers, and Kum. Shreeya Pujar and my wife Dr. T. Seetha Ramalakshmi. Prof. of Music and Sri Vaidyanath Prabhakar who helped me through the proof materials. I thank my children Smt. Lalitha Jyostna, Smt. Annapurna and Mr. Anjaneya Prasad for their support.
Prof. Dr. C.L. Prabhakar
Foreword
The Vedas the texts of knowledge formed the most ancient literature not only of India, but of the whole world. Being written in the Sanskrit language of an archaic type, they cannot be understood fully. Attempts have. therefore, been made from old times for the elucidation of those texts. Just as several vedic scriptures have been lost for ever for want of a continuous tradition, similarly several commentarial works pertaining to those scriptures are no more available to us. In this connection. Sayanacharya of 14th Century deserves our gratitude. Uvvata and Mahidhara have worked by their commentaries to unravel the meanings of the Kandikas of Šukla Yajurveda employed in various sacrifices. They are the authority on this Veda.
Šukla Yajurveda is peculiar in number of aspects when compared to Krishna Yajurveda. For example, mantra portion and Brahmana portions are seperate from each other. The Brahmana is seperated from the mantra. Hence, the Vajasaneya Samhita of the Sukla Yajurveda which consists of mantras alone is comparatively smaller. In the consolidated studies of the vedic literature. this samhita is in adequately represented as much as its contribution to history and culture of India and world indeed.
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