The Atharvaveda or Atharva Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद, IAST: Atharvaveda, from अथर्वन्, and वेद, "knowledge") or Atharvana Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्वणवेद, IAST:...
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Vedas (section Atharvaveda)
There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions)...
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Nakshatra (section In the Atharvaveda)
are also alternatively described as the daughters of Kashyapa. In the Atharvaveda (Shaunakiya recension, hymn 19.7) a list of 27 stars or asterisms is...
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not counted in the list of seven great sages. In some manuscripts of Atharvaveda, the text is attributed to "Atharvangirasah", which is a compound of...
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as a beautiful maiden. One hymn in the Rigveda and five hymns in the Atharvaveda are dedicated to her. In later Tantric texts she occupies an important...
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Samaveda Kaṭha (KaUp), Yajurveda Praśna (PrUp), Atharvaveda Muṇḍaka (MuUp), Atharvaveda Māṇḍūkya (MaUp), Atharvaveda Taittirīya (TaiUp), Yajurveda Aitareya, (AiUp)...
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together. The most important source for the knowledge of Vedic magic is Atharvaveda. Those mantras of the Vedas that are meant for shanti, for allaying fears...
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Hindukush/Pamir. Atharvaveda-Parisista juxtaposes the Vedic Bahlikas with the Kambojas (i.e. Kamboja-Bahlika--). Besides Atharvaveda Parisista, several...
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some variations in the Atharvaveda: Joshi argues that the Ayodhya city, as described in the Taittiriya Aranyaka (and Atharvaveda), is obviously a mythical...
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only shakha of the Atharvaveda for which both printed texts and an active oral tradition are known to still exist. For the Atharvaveda, both the Shaunakiya...
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Vedic texts. For example, in one of several cosmology-related hymns of Atharvaveda (~1000 BCE), Kashyapa is mentioned in the allegory-filled Book XIX: Undisturbed...
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Brahmana (section Atharvaveda)
Bloomfield, the following 9 shakhas – schools or branches – of the Atharvaveda are the: Paippalada, Paippaladaka, Paippaladi, Pippalada, or Paopalayana:...
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Scriptures Timeline of Hindu texts Vedas Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda Atharvaveda Divisions Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishads Upanishads Rigveda: Aitareya...
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Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda Atharvaveda Divisions Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishads Aitareya Kaushitaki Brihadaranyaka Isha Taittiriya Katha Maitrayaniya...
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Pariśiṣṭa (section Atharvaveda)
of the four Vedas. However, only the literature associated with the Atharvaveda is extensive and 74 parisishtas are known, some in the form of dialogues...
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Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda Atharvaveda Divisions Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishads Aitareya Kaushitaki Brihadaranyaka Isha Taittiriya Katha Maitrayaniya...
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sense of "exclamatory adoration, homage, salutation and worship" in the Atharvaveda, the Taittiriya Samhita, and the Aitareya Brahmana. It is an expression...
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Nepal was being mentioned in various Hindu texts, such as the late Vedic Atharvaveda Pariśiṣṭa and in the post-Vedic Atharvashirsha Upanishad. The Gopal Bansa...
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Bhrigus. Sayana identifies him with Vayu, the wind, in RV 1.93.6. In the Atharvaveda and later, the word also has the meaning of "air, wind, breeze". It is...
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eternal Veda into four separate books—Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda. The word "Vyasa" (Vyāsa) refers to "compiler", or, "arranger", and also...
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Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda Atharvaveda Divisions Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishads Aitareya Kaushitaki Brihadaranyaka Isha Taittiriya Katha Maitrayaniya...
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the grandson of Hiranyakashipu, the son of Prahlada (according to the Atharvaveda (VIII.10.22), and the father of Bali. Being the son of Prahlada, a staunch...
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called Guhyadhipa ("Lord of the hidden"). The Atharvaveda calls him the "god of hiding". In the Atharvaveda—where he first appears—and the Shatapatha Brahmana...
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(Acharyas) Major texts Śruti Smriti Vedas Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda Atharvaveda Upanishads Principal Upanishads Minor Upanishads Other scriptures Bhagavad...
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temples along with the other devas. The Pṛthvī Sūkta is a hymn of the Atharvaveda (12.1). Phra Mae Thorani – Mother Earth (goddess) of Buddhist mythology...
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Rigveda Yajurveda Samaveda Atharvaveda Divisions Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishads Aitareya Kaushitaki Brihadaranyaka Isha Taittiriya Katha Maitrayaniya...
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system Apple Vision Pro, a mixed reality headset Atharvaveda-Paippalada, a recension of Atharvaveda Alien vs. Predator (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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statute, law"). In Classical Sanskrit, and in the Vedic Sanskrit of the Atharvaveda, the stem is thematic: dhárma- (Devanagari: धर्म). In Prakrit and Pali...
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associated with the Atharvaveda. The text is associated with both the Shaunaka and the Paippalada recensions of the Atharvaveda. This text and the short...
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the Rigveda, Vishnu is a close friend of Indra. Elsewhere in Rigveda, Atharvaveda and Upanishadic texts, Vishnu is equivalent to Prajapati, both are described...
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