What is Atharva Ved?

Answer 1

Atharva ved which is not fully available now is reported to have taken away by Germans long back. This ved was suppose to contain many sutras explining mechanical, electrical and electro magnetic principles used in modern technology.

Answer 2

Veda trayee includes Rig Veda , Sama Veda and Yajur veda Those are the older Vedas.

Atharva Veda is the fourth Veda and mostly seculer. It was called a Veda because of the knowlege it had. It includes Ayurveda , engineering, science and other seculer subjects.

Answer 3

The Atharvaveda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद, atharvavéda, a tatpurusha compound of atharvān, a type of priest, and veda meaning "knowledge") is a sacred text of Hinduism, and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda". According to tradition, the Atharvaveda was mainly composed by two groups of rishis known as the Bhrigus and the Angirasas. Additionally, tradition ascribes parts to other rishis, such as Kauśīka, Vaśīṣṭha and Kashyapa. There are two surviving recensions (śākhās), known as Śaunakiya (AVS) and Paippalāda (AVP). The fixation of the samhita texts of these recensions likely dates to roughly 600 BCE (the "Mantra" period of Vedic Sanskrit, and the following codification in Vedic shakhas).

Answer 4

One of four vedas.Rigveda ,Yajurveda,Samaveda and Atharva veda.Atharva veda explains about 'Back magics"

Answer 5

A·thar·va-Ve·da also A·thar·va Ve·da or A·thar·va·ve·da (ə-tär'və-vā'də, -vē'-) pronunciation
n.

One of the four Vedas, consisting mostly of spells of black and white magic.

Answer 6

Veda
Rigveda · Yajurveda
Samaveda · Atharvaveda
Vedic divisions
Samhita · Brahmana
Aranyaka · Upanishad
Vedanga
Shiksha · Chandas
Vyakarana · Nirukta
Jyotisha · Kalpa
Itihasa
Mahabharata · Ramayana
Other scriptures
Smriti · Purana
Bhagavad Gita · Sutra
Pancharatra · Tantra
Kumara Vyasa Bharata · Stotra
Hanuman Chalisa · Ramacharitamanas
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The Yajurveda (Sanskrit यजुर्वेदः yajurveda, a tatpurusha compound of yajus "sacrifice" + veda "knowledge") is one of the four Hindu Vedas. It contains religious texts focusing on liturgy, rituals and sacrifices, and how to perform the same. The Yajurveda was probably composed in the early Iron Age, around the 10th century BCE, reflecting the practices of the historical Vedic religion at the time. It is associated with the Adhvaryu, the class of officiating priests in post-Rigvedic times.

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1 Collections
1.1 Shukla Yajurveda
1.2 Krishna Yajurveda
2 Legend
3 Large numbers
4 References
5 Literature
6 External links



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Collections
There are two primary collections or samhitas of the Yajurveda: Shukla (white) and Krishna (black). Both contain the verses necessary for rituals, but the Krishna Yajurveda has additional prose commentary and detailed instructions within the work itself.

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Shukla Yajurveda
There are two (nearly identical) shakhas or recensions of the Shukla (White) Yajurveda, both known as Vajasaneyi-Samhita (VS):

Vajasaneyi Madhyandiniya (VSM)
Vajasaneyi Kanva of Kosala (VSK)
The former is popular in North India and Orissa, and thus commands a numerous following. The Kanva Shakha is popular in Karnataka, Kerala Andhrapradesh and Tamil Nadu. Jagadguru Adi Shankara is said to have followed the Kanva shakha. The Vedic rituals of the Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam, the biggest temple in India, are performed according to the latter shakha. The White Yajurveda has two Upanishads associated with it: the Isa Vasya and the Brihadaranyaka upanishads. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is the most voluminous of all Upanishads.

The VS has forty chapters or adhyayas, containing the formulas used with the following rituals:

1.-2.: New and Full Moon sacrifices
3.: Agnihotra
4.-8.: Somayajna
9.-10.: Vajapeya and Rajasuya, two modifications of the Soma sacrifice
11.-18.: construction of altars and hearths, especially the Agnicayana
19.-21.: Sautramani, a ritual originally counteracting the effects of excessive Soma-drinking
22.-25.: Ashvamedha
26.-29.: supplementary formulas for various rituals
30.-31.: Purushamedha
32.-34.: Sarvamedha
35.: Pitriyajna
36.-39.: Pravargya
40.: the final adhyaya is a late addition, containing not Vedic formulas but the Isha Upanishad
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Krishna Yajurveda
There are four recensions of the Krishna ("black" or "dark") Yajurveda:

taittirīya saṃhita (TS) of Panchala
maitrayani saṃhita (MS)
caraka-katha saṃhita (KS) of Madra
kapiṣṭhala-katha saṃhita (KapS) of Bahika
Each of the recensions has a Brahmana associated with it, and some of them also have associated Shrautasutras, Grhyasutras, Aranyakas, Upanishads and Pratishakhyas.

The Taittiriya Shakha: The best known of these recensions is the TS, named after Tittiri, a pupil of Yaska. It consists of 8 books or kandas, subdivided in chapters or prapathakas, further subdivided into individual hymns. Some individual hymns in this Samhita have gained particular importance in Hinduism; e.g. TS 4.5 and TS 4.7 constitute the Shri Rudram Chamakam, while 1.8.6.i is the Shaivaite Tryambakam mantra. The formula bhūr bhuvaḥ suvaḥ prefixed to the (rigvedic) Gayatri mantra is also from the Yajurveda, appearing four times. The Taittiriya recension of the Black Yajurveda shakha most prevalent in southern India. Among the followers of this Shakha, the Apastamba Sutras is the common Shrautasutra associated with the Shakha. The Taittiriya Shakha consists of Taittiriya Samhita (having seven kaandas), Taittiriya Braahmana (having three kaandas), Taittiriya Aaranyaka (having seven prashnas) (See Aranyaka Literature), Taittiriya Upanishad (having three prashnas or vallis - Sheeksha valli, Ananda valli and Bhrigu valli) and the Mahaanaarayana Upanishad. The Taittiriya Upanishad and Mahaanaarayana Upanishad are considered to be the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth prashnas of the Aaranyaka. The words prapaathaka and kaanda (meaning sections) are interchangeably used in the Vedic literature. Prashna and valli refer to sections of the Aaranyaka.

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Legend
Legend has it that the vedic seer Yajnavalkya studied the Yajurveda collection under the tutelage of sage Vaishampayana maternal uncle of Yajnavalkya. Yajnavalkya's birth was with a purpose as purported by Gods. He was an `Ekasandhigraahi', meaning he learnt anything with just once teaching. The two came to have serious differences in interpretation. On one occasion, Vaishampayana was so enraged that he demanded the return of all the knowledge he has imparted to Yajnavalkya. Yagnavalkya regurgitated all the knowledge he had learnt in the form of flesh. The other disciples of Vaishampayana, eager to receive this knowledge, assumed the form of tittiriya birds and ate that flesh. Thus, that knowledge came to be called the Taittiriya Samhita (from the word tittiriya). There is a secret meaning in this. As we know, it is impossible to regurgiate knowledge or learning, but the words are used in `srimad bhaagavata'. It is also of interest to know why the Guru him self did not take the vedaas he taught Yajnyavalkya, but instead asked his deciples to eat the flesh. Any way, after having regurgitated out the knowledge acquired from his teacher, Yajnavalkya worshipped Surya (the Sun God) and acquired new knowledge directly from God Narayana (suryantargata narayana)who preached Shukla yajurveda by taking vaaji rUpa,(god with horse face)[1] which was compiled to become the Shukla Yajurveda. This is recorded in srimad bhaagavata.