Vajasaneyi Brahmin

The term Vajasaneyi is associated with the Vedic sage Yajnavalkya. The surname of the Vedic sage was Vajasaneyi. Some times Yajnavalkya is also called as Vajasaneyi. Therefore, the Maithil Brahmins following the branch founded by Yajnavalkya is known as Vajasaneyi Brahmins. == Description ==

The community of Maithil Brahmins are divided into two major branches on the basis of Vedic Samhitas. They are Chhandog and Vajasaneyi. Chhandog is the early branch of Maithil Brahmins initiated from the foundation of Samaveda Samhita in Mithila by the Vedic sage Gautama and Vajasaneyi is the later branch of the Maithil Brahmins community started after the foundation of Shukla Yajurveda in Mithila by the sage Yajnavalkya. The Vedic sage Yajnavalkya received the knowledge of Shukla Yajurveda from Lord Suryanarayana. Yajnavalkya had major fifteen disciples. He divided Shukla Yajurveda into fifteen parts and distributed these parts to his fifteen disciples. These fifteen disciples established fifteen group of Brahmins. They were called as Vājasaneyas or Vājasaneyins. == Rituals and practices ==

The community of Vajasaneyi Brahmins has its own texts for rituals, practices, marriage and Upanayan, etc. The text related to marriage is known as Vajsanehi Vivah Samhita which translates to Vajasaneyi Marriage Code. Its 17th century original manuscript is preserved at Bhaktapur near the city of Kathmandu in Nepal. The mantra for wearing the sacred thread Janeu by Vajasaneyi Brahmins is == References ==