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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''''Vidhāna''''' is a genre of texts dealing with the use of Vedic [[mantra]]s outside of [[Vedic sacrifice]]s to attain various ends.{{sfn|Patton|2005|p=27–28}} Except for the [[Atharva Veda]],<ref>{{harvnb|Bhat|1998|p=16}}: "There is no corresponding work to the ''Atharvaveda''. The ''Kauśiksūtra'', which deals with magical and other practices in addition to Śrauta and Gṛhya ceremonies can be regarded as representing the Vidhāna text proper for this Veda."</ref> there is a Vidhāna text for each [[Veda]], namely the ''Ṛg Vidhāna'', the ''Yajur Vidhāna'', and the ''Sāma Vidhāna''.{{sfn|Patton|2005|p=27–28}} M. S. Bhat dates the composition of these texts to between 500 and 300 BCE, with the ''Ṛg Vidhāna'' being the oldest.{{sfn|Bhat|1998|p=19}}<br />
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== Ṛg Vidhāna ==<br />
The oldest of Vidhāna texts, ''Ṛg Vidhāna'', composed in mixed [[Śloka]] and [[Triṣṭubh]] metres, is attributed to [[Śaunaka]]. The text, in the earlier, shorter recension, consists of four ''adhyāya''s, or chapters. A commentary on the text, entitled ''Ṛgvidhāna-pada-pañcikā'', by Mātṛsūnu, is extant.{{sfn|Bhat|1998|p=16–17}}<br />
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== Sāma Vidhāna ==<br />
The ''Sāmavidhāna-brāhmaṇa'', or simply the ''Sāma Vidhāna'', is, despite its name, not properly a [[Brāhmaṇa]] text, but belongs to the Vidhāna literature. It consists of three ''prapāṭhaka''s and was commented upon by [[Sāyaṇa]].{{sfn|Bhat|1998|p=16–17}}<br />
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== Yajur Vidhāna ==<br />
The ''Śuklayajurvidhānasūtra'' is ascribed to [[Kātyāyana]] and consists of seven ''adhyāya''s in the best preserved recension of the text; an earlier edition of the text was designated as ''Yajurvidhāna-śikṣa'' and was included among the ''[[shiksha|Śikṣa]]'' texts. A commentary entitled ''Yajurmañjari'' was written on the text by Mahārāja Mahībhuj, with the assistance of Kālanātha-bhaṭṭa.{{sfn|Bhat|1998|p=16–17}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Notes ===<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{cite book |last=Bhat |first=M. S. |title=Vedic Tantrism: A Study of Ṛg Vidhāna of Śaunaka with Text and Translation |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |year=1998 |orig-date=First published 1987 |isbn=8120801970}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Patton |first=Laurie |title=Bringing the Gods to Mind: Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |year=2005 |isbn=0520240871}}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{cite book |last=Kulkarini |first=Pradnya |title=The Vidhāna Texts: A Study |publisher=New Bharatiya Book Corporation |year=2004 |isbn=8187418877}}<br />
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[[Category:Vedas]]</div>Alamin Sorker