These 1810 verses are meant to be chanted at the soma sacrifice. The third collection of the Vedas is Yajur-Veda. “This is a collection of supplementary sacrificial formulae to be used by the priest who is responsible for the manual action.” (Mugambi: 62) It contains instructions for priests regarding the times and materials for the sacrifice, the construction of the fire altar, and formulae for the soma sacrifice...
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This is a collection of prayers to cure sickness and demonic possession. In addition to the four collections of the Vedas, there were three other collections which were later assembled and came to be included in what is called Vedic literature. These are Brahmanas, Aranyankas, and Upanishads. “The Brahmanas, named for the priests who would use them, give detail about proper time and place for ceremonies, the preparation of the ground, ritual objects, and purification rites...
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