
Several versions of the Yajur Veda exist, which differ in a number of respects. It was the main Veda used by the priests in ancient India and has much in common with the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
Its deities are the same as the Rig Veda. The purpose of the ritual is to put together and recreate within ourselves the Cosmic Man or Indra. The ritual is to recreate the universe within our own psyche and thereby unite the individual with the universal. Its series of sacrifices culminate in the Atmayajna or the self-sacrifice wherein the ego is offered up to the Divine. While the lesser sacrifices win the lesser worlds, the Self-sacrifice wins all the worlds and gains the greatest gift of immortality.
KANDA - I
- PRAPATHAKA - I The New and Full Moon Sacrifices
- PRAPATHAKA - II The Soma Sacrifice
- PRAPATHAKA - III The Victim for Agni and Soma
- PRAPATHAKA - IV The Soma Cups
KANDA - II
- PRAPATHAKA - I The Special Animal Sacrifices
- PRAPATHAKA - II The Special Sacrifices
- PRAPATHAKA - III The Special Sacrifices (continued)
KANDA - III
- PRAPATHAKA - I The Supplement to the Soma Sacrifice
- PRAPATHAKA - II The Supplement to the Soma Sacrifice (continued)
- PRAPATHAKA - III The Supplement to the Soma Sacrifice (continued).
KANDA - IV
THE PILING OF THE FIRE ALTAR
THE PILING OF THE FIRE ALTAR
- PRAPATHAKA - I The Placing of the Fire in the Fire-pan
- PRAPATHAKA - II The Preparation of the Ground for the Fire
- PRAPATHAKA - III The Five Layers of Bricks
- PRAPATHAKA - IV The Fifth Layer of Bricks (continued)
KANDA - V
THE EXPLANATION OF THE PILING OF THE FIRE ALTAR
THE EXPLANATION OF THE PILING OF THE FIRE ALTAR
- PRAPATHAKA - I The Placing of the Fire in the Fire-pan
- PRAPATHAKA - II The Preparation of the Ground for the Fire
- PRAPATHAKA - III The Second and Later Layers of Bricks
- PRAPATHAKA - IV The Piling of the Fire Altar (continued)
- PRAPATHAKA - V The Piling of the Fire Altar (continued)
KANDA - VI
THE EXPLANATION OF THE SOMA SACRIFICE
THE EXPLANATION OF THE SOMA SACRIFICE
- PRAPATHAKA - I The Exposition of the Soma Sacrifce
- PRAPATHAKA - II The Exposition of the Soma Sacrifice (continued)
- PRAPATHAKA - III The Exposition of the Soma Sacrifice (continued)