The Atharvaveda was mainly composed by two groups of rishis known as the Atharvanas and the Angirasa. The name Atharva Veda is a compound of Atharva, the Rishi who compiled it and Veda, meaning Knowledge. Practitioners of Atharva Veda are now limited and they are found mostly in Maharashtra and Kerala, Gujarat.Īs compared to the other three Vedas, the Atharva Veda speaks more of Daily problems and solutions, like diseases,black magic. It is three times bigger than Yajur Veda or Sama Veda.įrom the preliminary analysis of the text, it is revealed that Atharva Veda was centered around the northern Sarasvati region and later became the text of the shamans in the Kuru kingdom which got established to the east of Sarasvati (in Haryana). Thus Atharva Veda is a little more than half the size of Rig Veda. There are 10552 verses in Rig Veda and around 5987 verses (varies slightly based on recessions) in Atharva Veda. It is not Athavana Veda as most people pronounce it.Ītharveda is not as large as the Rug Veda. Of the Four Vedas, the Scriptures of the Hindus,the Ataharva Veda is less known as compared to Rig,Yajur and Sama Vedas.
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