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  • Atharvaveda (redirect from Atharva Veda)
    The Atharvaveda or Atharva Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद, IAST: Atharvaveda, from अथर्वन्, "priest" and वेद, "knowledge") or is the "knowledge storehouse of...
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    आयुर्वेद) is composed of two words, āyus, आयुस्, "life" or "longevity", and veda, वेद, "knowledge", translated as "knowledge of longevity" or "knowledge of...
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  • her garment (10.18.10-12). Prithvi is celebrated extensively in the Atharva Veda, where she is revered as the queen of all creation. She is referred to...
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  • philosophy. The metaphor's earliest known reference is found in the Atharva Veda. It was further developed by the Mahayana school in the 3rd century Buddhāvataṃsaka...
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    Samhita (category Vedas)
    cattle, abundance of heroism. — Taittiriya Samhita, 4.1.5 A hymn in the Atharva Veda Samhita, for example, is a woman's petition to deity Agni, to attract...
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    the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda and Atharva-Veda, most of which are available in several recensions (śākhā). In some contexts, the term Veda is used...
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    Vamana (section Atharva Veda)
    ISBN 978-0-7914-0799-8. "Atharva Veda: Book 7: Hymn 26: Praise of Vishnu". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020. "Atharva Veda: Book 3: Hymn 4: A...
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    available. The treatise pertaining to the phonetic and other aspects of Atharva Veda is also ascribed to the sage Saunaka, and derives its name from him:...
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    may these deliver us from woe, — Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith, Atharva Veda 11.6.15 The five kingdoms of plants, having Soma as their chief, we address;...
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    Asura (section Rig Veda)
    thee back my prisoner. — A maiden's love-charm, Atharva Veda, Hymn 7.38, Similarly, in the Atharva Veda, all sorts of medical remedies and charms are projected...
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    In Atharva Veda, transcribed about 1000 BCE, Lakshmi evolves into a complex concept with plural manifestations. Book 7, Chapter 115 of Atharva Veda describes...
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    often portrayed alongside his consort and female counterpart, Rati. The Atharva Veda regards Kamadeva as the wielder of the creative power of the universe...
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    Tripura Sundari. In the Vedas, Pratyangira is represented in the form of Atharvana Bhadrakali, the goddess of the Atharva Veda and magical spells. Narasimhi...
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  • affairs of mananat (mind, meditation). Rig Veda, however, refers to these people as Muni and Vati. The Atharva Veda, completed by about 1000 BCE, has more...
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    assumes the colour yellow and the Vedas are categorized into four parts: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. [citation needed] Yuga (Sanskrit:...
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    address other goddesses, such as Parvati and Durga. A hymn from the Atharva Veda dedicated to Lakshmi prays for a portion of the Jaganmata to reside upon...
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    found in section 4.3.23 and 4.6.2 of the Atharva Veda, wherein charms are recited for a baby boy. The Atharva Veda also contains charms to be recited for...
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    verses in praise of heroes followed in going over." — Atharva Veda, XV.6.10-11, Atharva Veda, Similarly, the Shatapatha Brahmana (XI.5.6.8) mentions...
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  • this, becomes a fit supporter [of gods]. — Atharva veda VIII.10.22 The contextual meaning of Maya in Atharva Veda is "power of creation", not illusion. Gonda...
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    Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva Vedas. They are a secondary layer or classification of Sanskrit texts embedded within each Veda, which explain and instruct...
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