Essay name: Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study)
Author:
B. R. Modak
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages
The essay studies the ancillary literature of the Atharva-Veda with special reference to the Parisistas. It does so by understanding the socio-cultural and philosophical aspects of ancient Indian life. The Atharvaveda addresses encompasses all practical aspects of life from health and prosperity to rituals and sorcery.
Chapter 2a - The nature of the Parisistas (of the Atharvaveda)
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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449 48 5
.1, 6.1; II.14.1; III.21.1; IV.1.1 (only one verse), 13.
49 23-2850, 33.1; VI.19.1, 23.1, 24.2, 51.1, 57.3, 59.1,
61.1, 62.1, 93.1, 107.1; VII.52.1, 66.1, 67.1, 68.3, 69.1
and XI.1.6.1.
51 The santatiya laghusantigana consists of the
mantras: AV I.4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 33.1; IV.13.1 (santat墨va), VII.
66.1, 67.1, 68.3, 69.1 and XI.6.1 (Cf. Kaus. 9.4). This gana
is symbolically represented as the head of the Ghrtakambala
and is used in that ceremony for offering oblation of clarifi-
ed butter (33.1.9, 6.1). It is employed also in the
Chrtaveksana (8.1.4), the Hiranyagarbha-Vidhi (13.2.6) and
for averting the evil effects of dreams (68.3.1).
The mantras from the santigana are used for
pacificatory ceremonies (SK 2.23.1), especially for the
Airavati santi (SK 2.18.8), and for sprinkling the horses and
elephants (17.2.2).
2) Krtya-gana: This gana known also by the names
k峁泃y膩d奴峁峁嘺 and krty盲pratiharana consists, according to the
48. According to Darila (on Kaus.9.1), the hymns called
sambhu mayobhu are AV I.5.1 and 6.1.
49. The pratika: uta deva is wrongly mentioned in the Kaus.
as tadeva.
50. The hymns AV IV.23-29 are called mrgara-sukt盲ni after
their author Mrgara. S膩ya峁嘺 (SPP's ed. Vol I, p.624), how-
ever, considers the ten hymns AV IV.21-30 as mrgara-hymns.
51. Only the following hymns in this gana are ascribed to
the seer Sant膩ti: I.33; IV.13; VII.68-69; XI.6.
