Many times parents wish they could get an inkling of what happens in the temple pujas, or what the local pandit chants during a family ceremony. Parents also wish they could get a more intimate feel of the thought processes and the sacred heritage of our ancestors. Also, many hope that their children can tune in a bit as well. This book has been accordingly designed for crisp and clear readability of the Sanskrit mantras. Special attention is given to: Accuracy of the text from the original scriptures Devanagari conjuncts are clearly typed Accents on Devanagari text are correctly placed Many a time Sandhis have been spaced so that visibility of the words is enhanced Enunciation of Sanskrit letters is as per Vedic chanting, especially that of visarga and anusvara. Thus in ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ initial verse ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ is written as ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ to indicate anusvara is uttered ¿¿¿¿ "gum". Pluta vowel written as ¿ for long chant, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ A simple English translation of the Sanskrit text has been given at headers so that one may understand and connect better. And admire the magnificent heights attained by the men of yore. ---------- This book has been written with correct Vedic Sanskrit accents and matras using the latest Vedic Sanskrit font conforming to Unicode 14.0 standard. The Shukla Yajurveda symbols for Devanagari, Vedic Extensions and Devanagari Extended have been correctly typed.