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वाजसनेयी

   { vājasaneyī (vājasaneyas) }
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वाजसनेयी

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
VĀJASANEYĪ (VĀJASANEYAS)   A group of Priests. priest Yājñavalkya was one of the disciples of Yajur veda-group of Vyāsa. Of the line of disciples, Yājñavalkya had fifteen disciples. they were called Vājasaneyins or Vājasaneyas. The Yajus--collection received from the god sun were divided into fifteen groups by Yājñavalkya and given to each of his disciples. From that day onwards, his disciples became famous by the name Vājasaneyas. (br. U 7-3-7). <br>

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