यजुर्वेदः · काण्व

Kāṇva

The second Śukla recension, with its own saṃhitā and Śatapatha. The Īśa and Bṛhadāraṇyaka that Śaṅkara explained are the Kāṇva texts.

Other śākhās:Mādhyandina

Śruti — the books of this śākhā

SaṃhitāVājasaneyi Saṃhitā (Kāṇva)वाजसनेयिसंहिता (काण्व)
Saṃhitā
वाजसनेयिसंहिता (काण्व)
Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā (Kāṇva)
The Kāṇva recension of the same saṃhitā, in forty adhyāyas with its own readings and arrangement. Śaṅkara’s Īśa bhāṣya follows this text.
Where to hear and read it
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Next: Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (Kāṇva)
BrāhmaṇaŚatapatha Brāhmaṇa (Kāṇva)शतपथब्राह्मणम् (काण्व)
UpaniṣadBṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣadबृहदारण्यकोपनिषत्
UpaniṣadĪśāvāsya Upaniṣadईशावास्योपनिषत्

Śikṣā · how this śākhā is recited

A Vedāṅga. The Prātiśākhya fixes this śākhā’s letters, accents and sandhi, and how the word-by-word padapāṭha joins into continuous text, so the recitation is passed on unchanged.

PrātiśākhyaVājasaneyi PrātiśākhyaShared with Mādhyandina — Opens on the Mādhyandina path

Kalpa · how its rites are performed

A Vedāṅga. Each school’s Kalpa-sūtras turn what the Brāhmaṇas teach into step-by-step procedure: Śrauta for the great sacrifices, Gṛhya for the household rites and saṃskāras, Dharma for conduct, and Śulba for building the altars.

Not on this path, and why

The Kalpa-sūtras on this path are shared with the Mādhyandinas. Which gṛhyasūtra a Kāṇva family follows can vary by region; ask your adhyāpaka.

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