text: Q:
  
  In which verse of Shukla YajurVeda is Om Namah Shivaya mantra present?
  
  I know that the 'Om Namah Shivaya' mantra is present in Krishna YajurVeda, but i have been led to believe that it's also present in the Shukla YajurVeda. Please share the location the verse.
  
  A:
  
  In the famous rudra ashtadhyAyi of MAdhyandina samhita. There is this mantra in the fifth chapter. It is taken from the moola samhita.
  
  