The Domestic Sutras of Gobhila

Paushpinji taught Parasharyayana, who taught Badarayana, who in turn taught Tandi and Shatyayana; these two then taught many disciples. * The number of Brahmana texts Brahmana: prose commentaries on the Vedas that explain ritual procedures belonging to the Samaveda is well-documented. The famous commentator Pandit Kumarila Bhatta writes in his work titled Tantra Varttika as follows: 1. Tandya (also known as Praudha, Maha, or Panchavimsha), 2. Shadvimsha, 3. Upanishad (Chhandogya), 4. Samhitopanishad (Jaiminiya or Talavakara), 5. Samavidhana, 6. Devatadhyaya, 7. Arsheya, and 8. Vamsha Brahmana. Among these, the Shadvimsha Brahmana—which is merely a supplement to the Tandya Brahmana—contains a sixth part called the Adbhuta Brahmana. The remaining eight chapters of the ten-chapter Chhandogya are the Chhandogya Upanishad. The final chapter of the Talavakara Brahmana is famous by the name Kena or Talavakara Upanishad. Among the eight Brahmanas mentioned above, the last four are nothing more than indices Anukramani: systematic lists providing the poet, deity, and meter of hymns for the Samaveda.

List of Available Samavedic Texts

1. Samaveda Mantra Samhita The primary collection of hymns
2. Sama-suci An index of the chants
3. Aranya Samhita
4. Latyayana Shrauta Sutra Manuals for major public rituals
5. Ashtavikriti
6. Vikritivalli
7. Akshara-tantra A treatise on the musical syllables
8. Sama Pratishakhya A work on phonetics and pronunciation
9. Sama-gayana-paddhati The methodology for singing the Samas
10. Tandya Maha-Brahmana
11. Arsheya Brahmana
12. Samavidhana Brahmana
13. Daivata Brahmana
14. Devatadhyaya Brahmana
15. Mantra Brahmana
16. Vamsha Brahmana
17. Shadvimsha Brahmana
18. Grihya-sangraha
19. Gobhila Grihya Sutra Manuals for domestic rites and ceremonies
20. Yajna-paribhasha
21. Nidana Sutra
22. Upagrantha Sutra
23. Sama-prakash
24. Shanti-patha Prayers for peace
25. Svarankusha
26. Naradiya Shiksha A fundamental text on Vedic phonetics attributed to Narada
27. Sama-pada Samhita
28. Sandhya Sutra
29. Snana Sutra
*30. Shraddha Sutra Rituals for honoring ancestors

The Sacrificer and the Priest, or the Officiants

A Yajamana Yajamana: the patron who pays for and benefits from a sacrifice is one who performs sacrificial rituals Yajnanushthana in their own home. A Ritvik is one who is appointed at a specified time to perform the sacrificial work for their own or another's welfare; Purohita Purohita: a family priest or chaplain or Purodha are simply other names for this role. Over time, as the complexity of sacrificial ceremonies grew, the influence and number of the Ritviks also increased, and they transformed into a distinct, top-tier class within the Eternal Aryan or Vedic society. In earlier times, the Eternal...

The eight Brahmanas which are sung along with the secret teachings Rahasya: referring here to the Upanishads; among all those who study the Chhandogya, there is no one who does not follow the regulated accents. || 2 ||

• Although there are many various texts belonging to the 1000 branches Shakhas of the Samaveda, only these specific texts have been recovered to this day.