A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s7.4

v1.c8.s7.4

Indeed, it is even truer of these works than of the Yajurveda, that they are unpalatable as reading, but indispensable to the understanding of the whole of the later religious and philosophical literature of the Indians, and highly interesting for the general science of religion. The Brāhmaṇas are as invaluable authorities to the student of religion, for the history of sacrifice and of priesthood, as the Saṃhitās of the Yajurveda are for the history of prayer.