History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-II)
Which text describes a specific sacrifice performed by the subjects to destroy the king?
ATandya Brahmana ✓ Correct
BTaittiriya Aranyaka
CAtharvaveda
DChhandogya Upanishad
Correct answer: (A) Tandya Brahmana — It is the Tandya Brahmana, so the answer is the Tandya Brahmana.
Explanation
★It is the Tandya Brahmana, so the answer is the Tandya Brahmana.
★The Tandya Brahmana describes a specific sacrifice performed by the subjects to destroy the king.
★The Tandya Brahmana is a Brahmana text of the Samaveda, in twenty-five sections.
★It mentions sages such as Bhrigu, Vishvamitra, Atri and Shakti.
★The Vratyas are mentioned for the first time in this Brahmana.
★This text is also known as the Panchavimsha Brahmana.
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