Mādhyandina

Mādhyandina

Meaning: a Vedic śākhā.

In the scriptures: Nārada Maharshi teaches Sāmba the adhivāsana and pratishṭhā of Bhagavān Sūrya. For the homa in the kuṇḍas, the Ṛgvedin sits in the east, the one of the Mādhyandina śākhā in the south, the one of the Yajurveda śākhā in the west, the Atharvavedin in the north, and the Bhojaka in the middle part of the kuṇḍa (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 136).

Related terms: Śākhā · Homa · Pratishṭhā · Bhojaka

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 136