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From: Asko Parpola <aparpola@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Brahma Jnana

Date: 31 May 2019 at 16.08.01 EEST

To: "Bijlert, V.A. van" <v.a.van.bijlert@vu.nl>

The madhuvidyā of BĀU 2,5 ends in 2,5,16-19 with a reference to the (secret knowledge of) madhu communicated by Dadhyañc Ātharvaṇa to the Aśvins.  Śatapatha-Brāhmaṇa 4,1,5,18 speaks of madhu nāma brāhmaṇam, which Dadhyañc Ātharvaṇa imparted to the Aśvins.  I am briefly discussing what is involved in my book “The Roots of Hinduism” (OUP 2015), chapter 11: The Aśvins as Funerary Gods (pp. 117-129). 

Best wishes, Asko Parpola

On 31 May 2019, at 15.49, Bijlert, V.A. van via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

As far as I know this refers to Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.5.

Regards 

Victor van Bijlert 

Op 31 mei 2019 13:24 schreef Harsha Dehejia via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>:

Friends:

The Vedas mention knowledge as madhu vidya.

Does anyone have a reference to this?

Kind regards,

Prof. Harsha V. Dehejia

College of the Humanities, Carleton University

Ottawa, ON., Canada.

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