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writes: 'It appears to me that you would be glad to know the following about the Kena-upanishad, as it occurs in my MS. of the Talavakara-brâhmana.
The last book but one of this Brahmana is termed Upanishad-brâhmana. It consists of 145 khandas treating of the Gayatra-sâman, and the 134th is a Vamsa. The Kena-upanishad comprises the 135-145 khandas, or the tenth anuvâka of a chapter. The 139th section begins : aså và idam agra asít, &c.
My MS. of the Talavakâra-brâhmana agrees, as regards the contents, exactly with what Sankara says, but not in the divisions. He says that the Kena-upanishad begins the ninth adhyâya, but that is not so in my MS. Neither the beginning nor the end of this Upanishad is noticed particularly.
The last book of this Brahmana is the Årsheya-brâhmana, which I printed last February.
Among the teachers quoted in the Brahmana I have noticed both Tandya and Satyayani. I should not be surprised to find in it the difficult quotations which are incorrectly given in the MSS. of Sayana's commentary on the Rig-veda. The story of Apâlâ, quoted by Sayana in his commentary on the Rig-veda, VIII, 80, as from the Satyayanaka, is found word for word, except some trivial var. lectiones, in sections 220–221 of the Agnishtoma book of the Talavakara-brahmana. The Satyayanins seem to be closely connected with the Talavakara-sakha.'
From a communication made by Dr. Burnell to the Academy (1 Feb. 70). I gather that this Talavakara-brâhmana is called by those who study it.Gaiminiya-brahmana,' after the Sakha of the Sama-veda which they follow. The account given in the Academy differs on some particulars slightly from that given in Dr. Burnell's letter to me. He writes: 'The largest part of the Brahmana treats of the sacrifices and the Såmans used at them. The first chapter is on the Agnihotra, and the Agnishtoma and other rites follow at great length. Then comes a book termed Upanishad-brahmana. This contains 145 sections in four chapters. It begins with speculations on the Gayatra
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| SR No. | 007670 |
| Book Title | Upnishad |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1879 |
| Total Pages | 1835 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 35 MB |