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Yaagyavalkya
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Vishnu Puraan
Paraashar Jee said to
Maitreya - "Hey Maitreya, Ved has thousands of branches. In every Dwaapar Yug, Bhagavaan
Vishnu appears as Vyaas and divides one Ved into many. He does that
because He knows that human mind is not strong enough to understand it
wholly. By which physical body He does that, its name is Ved Vyaas. In
each Dwaapar Yug of Vaivaswat Manvantar, Vyaas Rishi has already divided Ved,
that is 28
times till present. (This means that in this present Manvantar, 27 Chatur-Yug have
passed and this is Kali Yug of the 28th 4-Yug period).
In the beginning of the
Creation, Ved, born from Bhagavaan, consisted of 100,000 (1 Lakh) Mantra.
That Ved propagated Agnihotra etc and 10 types of Yagya which fulfilled
human desires etc. In 28th Dwaapar Yug, my son Krishn Dwaipaayan divided
it in four parts. This Ved is divided in the same way as Krishn Dwaipaayan
did in all Chatur-Yug. I also did in the same way. Know Krishn Dwaipaayan
as Naaraayan Himself, because who else can write Mahaabhaarat like Granth (huge
book) in the whole world?
How did he divide that, now you listen to that. He selected four Rishi as
his disciples. He taught Rig Ved to Pail Rishi, Yajur Ved to Vaishampaayan
Jee, Saam Ved to Gemini, and Atharv Ved to Sumantu. Besides, he selected
Romharshan from a Soot family to teach Itihaas (history) and Puraan.
In earlier times, Yajur Ved was only one. He divided it in four parts that
is how it introduced Chaaturhotra method, which in turn became the
foundation of Yajur Ved. Vyaas Jee established the Karm of Adhwaryu from
Yajur Ved, Hotaa from Rig Ved, Udgaataa from Saam Ved and Brahmaa from
Atharv Ved. After this he compiled Rig Ved and Yajur Ved from Yajur Shruti;
and Saam Ved from Saam Shruti. Atharv Ved describes King's Karm and Brahm
Gyaan (knowledge).
Thus Ved Vyaas Jee divided Ved in four parts, then a lot of other parts
were also created out of those parts. First, Pail divided Rig Ved into two parts
and taught them to Indrapramiti and Baashkal. Then Baashkal divided his
own part into four parts and taught them to his four disciples - Bodhya,
Aagnimaadhak, Yaagyavalkya and Paraashar. Indrapramiti taught his own part
to his son Maandukeya.
Being the disciple, Shaakalya Vedmitra also learned that Sanhitaa and divided
it in five parts. He taught them to Mudgal, Gomukh, Vaatusya, Shaaleeya,
and Shareer.
Shukla and
Taittireeya Yajur Ved
Vyaas' disciple Vaishampaayan Jee divided Yajur Ved in 27 branches and
taught them to his disciples. He had a very religious, pious and faithful
disciple named Yaagyavalkya (Vaajsaneya's son). At one time all Rishi
decided that whoever will not attend the meeting of those Rishi he will
attach to Brahm Hatyaa (killing of a Braahman) sin. Only one Rishi didn't attend it - and that
was Vaishampaayan. After this, in sheer madness, Vaishampaayan Jee killed
his nephew (sister's son) and asked his disciples to do something which
could free him from this Brahm Hatyaa. At this his disciple Yaagyavalkya
said - "Bhagavan, There is no need to trouble all of them, they are not so
strong, I alone will do this Vrat." Guru Viashampaayan Jee got very angry
at this and said to Yaagyavalkya - "You have insulted Braahman, so leave
everything whatever you have learned from me here. You are calling all
good Braahman weak? I don't have to do anything with you." Yaagyavalkya
said - "I said all this because of my devotion to you. I also don't have
to do anything with you, so take this whatever I have learned from you."
Paraashar said - "Hey Maitrya Jee, And Yaagyavalkya spitted out the whole Yajur Ved smeared
with blood and went away. Other Rishi took that Ved assuming the form of
Teetar (Tittir), that is why they all were called Tattireeya. After this
Yaagyavalkya worshipped Soorya Bhagavaan with the desire of obtaining
Yajur Ved. [Soory's prayer is given on Vishnu Puraan, p 175-176, Shlok
16-25). Pleased with the prayer of Yaagyavalkya, Soorya appeared in the
form of a horse and said - "Ask your desired Var." Yaagyavalkya said -
"Discourse me on Yajur Ved and even those Shruti of Yajur Ved which are
not known to my Guru." Then Soorya discoursed him "Ayaatyaam" named Yajur
Shruti. Whoever Braahman learned them were called "Baajee", because Soorya
Dev discoursed on them in the form of a horse. These Shruti have 15
branches and all branches are said to be introduced by Yaagyavalkya Jee."
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