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Meaning of "Jatapatha>"

Word

Jatapatha

Sanskrit

जटापाठ

IAST

jaṭāpāṭha

In General

Veda is transferred from generation to generation by aural tradition. The Rishies were very particular about protecting the Samhita, the collection of revealed mantras. Jatapatha is a method of chanting and protecting the mantras to its original form.

Veda

In Jatapatha , the first word of the mantra is chanted with the second, then the order is reversed-the second is chanted with the first. Then, again, the first word is chanted with the second, then the second with the third, and so on. In this way the entire mantra is chanted, going back and forth

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