Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā; Kāṇḍa 1)

The Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā), Kāṇḍa 1, is an important witness to one of the oldest layers of Vedic literature. It explores profound philosophical ideas about the nature of the self, the structure of reality, and the pursuit of ultimate knowledge. Among its central teachings is the declaration that the highest aim of human life is to know Brahman (the ultimate), all-pervading reality for Brahman is truth, knowledge and infinity. Realizing this truth is described as the path to liberation and the deepest fulfillment of human existence. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins; significant syllables and words highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line; accents given in red; decorative floral border on front cover (f. 1a). May have been housed at an earlier time with Item 2, Item 3, and Item 6.