In the autobiographical speech that he delivered in Pune in 1875, Dayānanda Sarasvatī declared that he was an udīcya brahmin ; that the udīcya brahmins were samāvedī, but that he himself was made to study the Yajurveda (adding “with some difficulty”). See Bhavānīlāla Bhāratīya, Pūna pravacana – Upadeśa mañjarī, Ajmer, Vaidika pustakālaya, 1985, p. 111.
Note that in the autobiography published in October 1879 by the theosophists, DS does not mention his Vedic affiliation at all (The Theosophist I, 1, p. 9-12)
Best,
Catherine Clementin-Ojha, Paris
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On 19 Aug 2015, at 14:37, Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh@umich.edu> wrote:Dear Colleagues,We know that each Brahmin is affiliated traditionally with a particular Veda/Shakha and a particular Sūtra. However, what is the ritual affiliation for those Brahmins who are traditionally called Dvivedi, Trivedi and Chaturvedi? Do they have concurrent multiple Vedic/Sutra affiliations? I was told by the Ratate family in Banaras that their personal Vedic affiliation is with Ṛgveda, and yet academically/professionally they became Atharvavedins. I am wondering if the situation with Dvivedis, Trivedis and Chaturvedis is similar, in the sense that they academically study two, three or four Vedas, and yet have a particular one Veda as their family affiliation. Any information, including textual references, would be helpful. With best wishes,Madhav DeshpandeAnn Arbor, Michigan, USA--Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
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The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA
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