“Prayer in the sense of petition, asking for things, is a small part of it; confession and penitence are its threshold, adoration its sanctuary, the presence and vision and enjoyment of God its bread and wine” (The World’s Last Night and Other Essays, 8).
Yajur Veda
The Yajur Veda is quite different from the Rigveda and Samaveda Samhitas. The definition of Yajur Veda says 'Gadyatmakam Yajuh' meaning it is in prose form Just as the Samaveda Samhita is a song book of Udgata Priest, so is the Yajurveda Samhitas are prayer books. for the Adhvaryu Priest. It is solely meant for the purpose of sacrificial rituals. The Yajur Veda is divided into 1)White (or Pure) Yajurveda 2)Black (or dark) Yajurveda The Krishna (Black) Yajurveda is a mixture of mantras and brahmana whereas the Shukla Yajurveda maintains a clear separation of the two. The story is given by Mahidhara regarding the Shukla Yajurveda Samhita. Rishi Vaishampayana taught Yajurveda to Rishi Yajnavalkya and other pupils. Once Vaishampayana got angry with Yajnavalkya and asked him to give what he has learnt Vajnavalkya vomited the Veda by the power of Yoga while other pupils at the command of his teacher swallowed up the Yajush assuming the form of birds called Tittiri. Thus Yajush
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