Legend.

 Legend, thy name will be remembered for the ones who believed Veda are the breath of ParaBrahm: 

He 19 year old is Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe, he chanted 25 lakhs of Pada of Shukla Yajurveda in its most complex formulae known as ‘Dandak Kram’, continuously for 50 days and without seeing the book. History has been created in Kashi, at the vallabharama saligram Sangveda vidyaalay, Kashi. 

This has happened second time in the history of many hundred years. This is what Tapasya is looks like, his father-grandfather all initiated and excelled in the tradition. Such men are born of pious mothers. 

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Vedas and dharm shastras are the eternal

truth.

In Dandak-Krama, each pair is followed by a distinct pause or “daṇḍa” (a break).

This makes the recitation slower, more emphatic, and highly precise.

It is used when a reciter wants:

extra clarity in phonetics,

stronger training for memory,

to reinforce sandhi-rules,

ritual correctness before higher forms like Jatā or Ghana.

Krama-pāṭha becomes Dandak-krama by adding the pause (॥) after each krama pair.

1. MĀDHYANDINA ŚĀKHĀ – DANDAK-KRAMA EXAMPLE

Mantra used: Śukla Yajurveda – Mādhyandina Saṃhitā 1.1

“īśe tvā…” (the first mantra)

Saṃhitā-pāṭha

īśe tvā dhenūpate iva…

Pada-pāṭha

īśe । tvā । dhenūpate । iva । …

Krama-pāṭha

īśe-tvā

tvā-dhenūpate

dhenūpate-iva

Dandak-Krama

(Each pair ends with a daṇḍa pause)

īśe-tvā ॥

tvā-dhenūpate ॥

dhenūpate-iva ॥

The straight “break” after each krama pair is what makes it daṇḍa-krama.

2. KĀṆVA ŚĀKHĀ – DANDAK-KRAMA EXAMPLE

Mantra used: Śukla Yajurveda – Kāṇva Saṃhitā 1.1

“sanno devīr abhiṣṭaye…”

Saṃhitā-pāṭha

sanno devīr abhiṣṭaye…

Pada-pāṭha

saḥ । naḥ । devīḥ । abhiṣṭaye । …

Krama-pāṭha

saḥ-naḥ

naḥ-devīḥ

devīḥ-abhiṣṭaye

Dandak-Krama (Kāṇva)

saḥ-naḥ ॥

naḥ-devīḥ ॥

devīḥ-abhiṣṭaye ॥

The structure is identical to ordinary Krama, but the pause after each pair differentiates Dandak-krama.

3. A MORE COMPLETE EXAMPLE (Mādhyandina Śākhā)

Mantra: Vāj. Saṃhitā 22.1 – “agniṃ īḷe purohitam”

(This is very commonly taught.)

Saṃhitā

agniṃ īḷe purohitam

Pada

agniṃ । īḷe । purohitam ।

Krama

agniṃ-īḷe

īḷe-purohitam

Dandak-Krama

agniṃ-īḷe ॥

īḷe-purohitam ॥

4. A MORE COMPLETE EXAMPLE (Kāṇva Śākhā)

Mantra: Kāṇva Saṃhitā 2.1 – “agnirmūrdhā divaḥ”

Saṃhitā

agnir mūrdhā divaḥ

Pada

agniḥ । mūrdhā । divaḥ ।

Krama

agniḥ-mūrdhā

mūrdhā-divaḥ

Dandak-Krama

agniḥ-mūrdhā ॥

mūrdhā-divaḥ ॥

Key Features of Dandak-Krama (Summarized)

Same word pairs as Krama-pāṭha

A clear pause after each pair

Used traditionally in:

Śukla Yajurveda Mādhyandina

Śukla Yajurveda Kāṇva

Helps reinforce:

Sandhi rules

Pronunciation precision

Memory strengthening

Preparation for Jatā and Ghanapāṭha