Veda:Rig Veda is the Veda ofKnowledge, Yajur Veda is the Veda ofKarma, Sama Veda is the Veda ofBhakthi, and Atharva Veda is the Brahma Veda, an umbrella, celebrating the Divine Presence.Dr. S.S. Kapoor:Thedeities of Atharva Veda are also the same as Rig Veda althoughRudra-Shiva assumes a more visible role. The language is a little simpler and less variable in its forms.Emperor Ashoka -Atharva Veda:AKing should address theAssembly thus: Let theleader of the Assembly abide by the just laws passed by the Assembly, let other members do the same.Atharva Veda: "In the heart of the waters, O,King Varuna, your golden home is built." Varuna is considered to be a deity associated with water.
Atharva Veda:Water of river, well, pond, etc., if used and managed efficiently will reduce the intensity ofdrought and waterscarcity.Atharva Veda:...May the waters from the wells dug by humans be god to them, and may the healing powers of water be available to all human beings.Atharva Veda:Earth is mother. Firmament the father. Earth is my mother, I am her son.Atharva Veda:Aum, We pray for...
Atharva Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेदःatharvaveda, a tatpurusha compound ofAtharvan, an ancientRishi, and Veda, meaning "knowledge") is a sacred text ofHinduism and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda". According to tradition, the Atharva Veda was mainly composed by two groups of rishis known as the Atharvanas and theAngirasa, hence its oldest name is Ātharvāṅgirasa. In the LateVedicGopatha Brahmana, it is attributed to theBhrigu and Angirasa. Additionally, tradition ascribes parts to other rishis, such asKauśika,Vasiṣṭha andKaśyapa. There are two survivingrecensions (śākhās), known asŚaunakīya (AVS) andPaippalāda (AVP).
She who bears plants endowed with many varied powers, may Prithivī for us spread wide and favour us. In whom the sea, and Sindhu, and the waters, in whom our food and corn-lands had their being.
Excerpt from the Prithvi Sukta in the Atharva Veda 12.1-63 (trans. by Maurice Bloomfield, Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 42, 1897). The Prithvi Sukta is often regarded as the first national song, e.g. C.f. Jain, M. (2010). Parallel pathways: Essays on Hindu-Muslim relations, 1707-1857. chapter V.
The Atharva Veda is a Vedic-era collection ofspells,prayers,charms, and hymns. There are prayers to protect crops from lightning and drought, charms against venomous serpents, love spells, healing spells, hundreds of verses, some derived from theRig Veda, all very ancient.
O, men, let the man among you alone be made a king the President of the Assembly – who is a powerfulconqueror offoes, is never beaten by them, has the capacity to become theparamountsovereign, is most enlightened, is worthy of being made a President, who possess noble qualities, accomplishments, character and disposition, who is thoroughly worthy of the homage, trust and respect of all.
Atharva Veda quoted by Urmila Sharma, in "Indian Political Thought:Swaraj", P.139
Who gave to whom?Desire gave to desire. Desire is the giver and receiver; Desire entered the ocean; With desire, I accept you; this is for you, for desire.
In Atharva Veda, kama is associated with the broad range of humandesire; wanting enemies to be defeated; wanting lovers to reciprocate feelings ofinfatuation,lust,affection, wanting more money and morepower; in short wanting to besuccessful inlove andwork.
Quoted in "God of Desire: Tales of Kamadeva in Sanskrit Story Literature", p.110
The person who mistreats a noblewoman does bad towards afriend, he who is senior but is ignorant is known as a degraded person. A person should refrain from all those things that take him towards, fallacy, misery and degradation.
May the waters from the snowy mountains bringhealth andpeace to all people? May thespring waters calmness to you; may the swift currents be pleasing to you; and may the rains be a source of tranquility to all. May the waters ofOasis in thedesert be sweet to you; and so be the waters of ponds and lakes. May the waters from the wells dug by humans be good to them, and may the healing powers of water be available to all human beings.
Kesh Kapur, quoting from Atharva Veda in "Hindu Dharma-A Teaching Guide", p.365
Set me, OEarth. Amidst what is thy center and thy navel, and visualizing forces that emanate from the body Purify us from all sides. Earth is my mother; her son am I; and Heaven my father :may he fill us with plenty...
Shanti Mantra from Atharva Veda quoted in "Hindu Dharma-A Teaching Guide", in p.367
Aum, We pray for; Peace in theDevaloka, Peace in the pace and on the Earth;Peace in the Waters, peace in theHerbs, theVegetation and theForests, Peace among the Rulers of the World, Peace in the Divine, Peace everywhere and in every Thing, Peace, True and Real Peace, Let that Peace be in mymind Peace, Peace, Peace.
From Atharva Veda quoted in "Hindu Dharma-A Teaching Guide", in p.182
The whole world is like one nest.
From Atharva Veda quoted in "Hindu Dharma-A Teaching Guide", in p.182
The Supreme Being is called neither the second, nor the third, nor yet the fourth. He is called neither the fifth, nor the sixth, nor yet the seventh; he is called neither the eighth nor the ninth nor yet the tenth. He is the One, One alone and only One.
From Atharva Veda chapter 13, verses 16 to 18, and 20-21 quoted in "Hindu Dharma-A Teaching Guide" p.44
Rig Veda is the Veda ofKnowledge, Yajur Veda is the Veda ofKarma, Sama Veda is the Veda ofBhakthi, and Atharva Veda is Brahma Veda, an umbrella, celebrating the Divine Presence, as in Book 10, hymns 7 and 8.
Veda in "Yajur Veda: Authentic English Translation", p.xix
The Vedas were revealed by the Supreme Purusha to four primeval Rishis; Rigveda toAgni,Yajurveda toVayu,Sama Veda toAditya, and Atharva Veda toAngira, directly into their spiritual consciousness.Brahma received and collected the four from them passed them on to other sages.
The Atharvaveda stands apart from other Vedic texts. It contains both hymns and prose passages and is divided into 20 books...This text is an extremely important source of information for practicalreligion, particularly where it complements the Rig Veda. Manyrites are also laid down in the “Kausika-sutra” (the manual of thew:Vishvamitra:Kausika family ofpriests) of the Atharva Veda.
Atharva Veda is one of the structuring dynamics ofRk Veda. It highlights the quality of Reverberating Wholeness involved in structuring Rk Veda. With reference toconsciousness, Atharva Veda comprises the specific sets oflaws of Nature that are engaged in promoting the quality ofChhandas withinSamhita level ofconsciousness, providing a structure to the eternally silent, self-referral, self-sufficient, fully awake state of consciousness, which is intimately personal to everyone.
Atharva Veda is the sum total of all that is pertaining to Samhita with a predominance of Chhandas — observed, or object of observation value. Atharva Veda represents the totality of the musculo-skeletal system — theorgans
In "Atharva Veda"
This aspect of the physiology makes the totality of Veda move. This is the value of reverberating wholeness.
In "Atharva Veda"
I arise and come to Rig Veda, voice of Divinity. I come to Yajurveda, mind and resolution divine. I come to Sama Veda,energy andecstasy divine. I come to Atharva Veda,vision andvibration ofDivinity. Thatspeech is mylight andglory. That light andmind is my strength andspirit ofcourage and By virtue of the divine, theprana andapana energy is my real might.
Veda in "Yajur Veda: Authentic English Translation", Chapter XXXVI, p.1005
In Atharva Veda,in 13.4, 47-54, the divinevirtues are described as:Shachipati oromnipotent,Vibhu orinfinite,prabhu or lord of all,ambha, or cool as water,ama or energizer,mahasaha or constant,aruna rajata raja orbrilliant, lovely and glorious,uru prithu or vast,subhu or grand,bhuva oromniscient,pratho vara or highest and best,vyacho loka oromnipresent,bhavas vasu or lord of universal honour,idadvasu or lord of the universalwealth,samyat vasu or perfectly self-controlled, andayat-vasu or everlustrous or honourable.
Veda in "Yajur Veda: Authentic English Translation", Chapter XXXII, P.921
Atharva Veda is the last of the four Vedas. It has not always been accepted as a Veda. It contains many hymns from Rig Veda but also has some popular magic spells which are outside of the strictly ritual knowledge orientation of other Vedas.
It [Atharva Veda] is collection ofhymns but of diverse character, some very exalted, like the Rig Veda, others of more common nature. It gives us a better idea of common people during Vedic times. The book was revealed to Angirasa Rishi.
Dr. S.S. Kapoor, in "Hinduism", p.17
Thedeities of Atharva Veda are also the same as Rig Veda althoughRudra-Shiva assumes a more visible role. The language is a little simpler and less variable in its forms.
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