The Tandya Mahabrahmana ("great" Brahmana), also known as the Panchavimsha Brahmana from its consisting of twenty-five prapathakas (chapters)
is a Brahmana

Brahmana

The Brāhmaṇas are part of the Hindu śruti literature. They are commentaries on the four Vedas, detailing the proper performance of rituals....

 of the Samaveda

Samaveda

The Sama veda , is second of the four Vedas, the ancient core Hindu scriptures. Its earliest parts are believed to date from 1700 BC and it ranks next in sanctity and liturgical importance to the Rigveda...

, belonging to both of its Kauthuma and Ranayaniya shakha

Shakha

A shakha , is a Hindu theological school that specializes in learning certain Vedic texts, or else the traditional texts followed by such a school. An individual follower of a particular school or recension is called a ...

s. It deals with the duties of the udgātṛs generally, and especially of the various kinds of chants.

Contents

The work is divided in to 25 prapathakas, which are further divided in to 347 khandas (sections). An overview of the contents of the text is as follows:

• Prapathaka I: Collection of Yajus
• Prapathaka II-III: Vistutis
• Prapathaka IV–IX.2: Various rites (Jyotishtoma, Ukthya, Atiratra, Prakrtis of ekahas and ahinas)
• Prapathaka IX.3–IX.10: Somaprayaschittas
• Prapathaka X–XV: Dvadashaha rite
• Prapathaka XVI–XIX: One day rites
• Prapathaka XX–XXII: Ahina rites
• Prapathaka XXIII–XXV: Longer rites (known as the Satras)

External links

• GRETIL etext