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Are there any verses which pray for the birth of daughter in Vedas?
It is not that the Vedas only praise the birth of a male child alone. There are instances where female progeny is also praised. Further, it is important to know that the word "putra" does not ...
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Is killing infidels allowed in Hindu Scriptures?
No , killing of Infidels are not fully allowed in Vedas. There are some mantras in Atharva-Veda which asks god agni about destroying evil minds of foes , pardoning / Sheltering then , Welcoming those ...
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Are there any verses which pray for the birth of daughter in Vedas?
There is a verse in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.4.17 , Which says -
अथ य इच्छेद्दुहिता मे पण्डिता जायेत , सर्वमायु-रियादिति, तिलौदनं
पाचयित्वा सर्पिम्षन्तमश्रीयाताम् ; इश्वरौ जनयितवै ||१७||
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Who is Vratya mentioned in the Atharva Veda?
There are 18 Paryayas (sub-chapters) in the 15th chapter of AtharvaVeda. All the paryayas describe the activity of Vratya. So, in general consideration the Devata of whole chapter is Vratya.
But if ...
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Who is Vratya mentioned in the Atharva Veda?
So is the Vratya describe is Lord shiva as 15:1 says he become Mahadeva Or is it a Supreme being similiar to Purusha or Viraj?
If we look at Atharva Veda Kanda 15 – Adhayatma Prakaran Sukta. We can ...
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Does Atharva Veda 6.8.3 talk about Sun revolving around Earth?
Atharvaveda 6.8 is called Kãmãtma Sukta (or Hymn to fulfill desire). It was heard by sage Jamadagni.
The first line of 6.8.3 is as:
यथेमे द्यावापृथिवी सद्यः पर्येति सूर्यः ।
yatheme dyāvāpṛthivī ...
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Who was the Brahmin's wife in Atharva Veda hymn that was abducted and restored?
The name of the Atharva-Veda -Kanda 5 -Sukta 17 is Brahmajaya sukta. The meaning of word Brahmajaya is wife of guru , or Guru-Patni. Which is also called as Brahmani or consort of Brahmana. Since ...
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How does ramayana mention atharva veda and brahma priest?
Your query is very interesting and is about how Atharva-Veda is not mentioned in another kandas of Valmiki Ramayana and only in Bala-Kanda where Rishishringa is telling King Dasharatha about ...
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What does Atharva Veda 14.1.20 say?
The Atharva Veda Suktas 14.1, 14.2 are all related to marriage. These marriage hymns deal with the symbolic marriage between knowledge typified by Surya and bridegroom Soma, who represents delight. ...
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What is the meaning of Tri-sapta in Atharva-veda?
As the above clip from the Sanskrit scholar William D. Whitney shows, the meaning of "triSapta = 3x7 (Monnier-Williams)" seems not to be a well-defined term.
I consider plausible Whitney's ...
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What do the seven horses of God Surya represent?
There can be 2 explanations that are coming to my mind, at present.
1. Post Vedic/Puranic/General
a) 7 horses may indicate 7 colours of the Nature. Light that emanates from the Sun or Surya ...
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What is the meaning of Atharva veda 4:34:2?
All of our books must have to be read with a context. Translating directly is nothing less than absurdity. Here is the translation
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What do the seven horses of God Surya represent?
The Sanskrit word अश्व is used here. Yaska in nirukta 2:27 explain it as one who move in it's way. It can be anything. Many interpret it as Ray's.
Rigved 1:105:9:- Where those seven rays of sun ...
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Why are Vedas often referred to as "three Vedas" instead of four? Why is Atharva Veda excluded from this list?
I have come across two different answers to this interesting question.
The first answer according to some western Indologists is that Atharva Veda was recognized as a Veda very late. This explains ...
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Whose translation of AV 7.5.5 is this?
The translation quoted by me here is based on Sriram Sharma's Hindi translation of AV. I translated it myself to English.
Atharveda: Part-1
काण्ड-७ सूक्त-८
१७५४. मुग्धा देवा उत शुनायजन्तोत गोरङ्गैः ...
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Uchiṣṭa Ganapati Suktam in Atharvana veda
Some say there were 7 shakhas (schools) in Atharvaveda, while Caraṇavyuha lists nine shakhas: paippalāda, stauda, mauda, śaunakīya, jājala, jalada, brahmavada, devadarśa and cāraṇavaidyā. Out of it ...
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What is the meaning of Atharva Veda 6.77.1, 6.44.1, 13.1.6, 6.88.1?
Your question is what is actual meaning of AtharvaVeda Mantras you quoted - translated by Griffith.
Let's look at the verses from another translation of Atharva-Veda by Shri Ram Sharma Acharya.
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Is killing infidels allowed in Hindu Scriptures?
https://primitivehindu.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/vedas-teach-to-kill-infidels-rubbish/
Yajur Veda 13.12: Rise up, O Agni, spread thee out before us, burn down our foes, thou
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Does Atharva Veda 12.1.17 says Earth is fixed?
No Atharva Veda is not saying earth is fixed in 12.1.17. The verse is a prayer for the Mother earth OR Mother Land , Its said “ Let the Mother Earth be broad and stable upon which ample kind of ...
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What is the meaning of Tri-sapta in Atharva-veda?
The first Sukta of Atharva-Veda is Medha Janan Sukta , Rishi of which is Atharva and Devata is Vachaspati. This is a prayer to Vāchaspati for divine illumination and help.
ये त्रिषप्ता : परियन्ति ...
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Does ayOdhya, mentioned in atharva veda, indicate the temple town or it is an esoteric reference?
अष्टचक्रा नवद्वारा देवानां पूरयोध्या | तस्यां हिरण्ययं: कोश:
स्वर्गो ज्योतिषाsवृत: || A.V 10.2.31 ||
Eight-wheeled ,nine doored , is the impregnable stronghold of the
gods;in that is a golden ...
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Why are Vedas often referred to as "three Vedas" instead of four? Why is Atharva Veda excluded from this list?
Why is Atharva Veda excluded from this list (trayī vidyā or trayo vedā)?
The answer really depends on the philosophical school of thought one subscribes to.
As Jayanta Bhaṭṭa of Nyāya school explains ...
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What is the meaning of Atharva veda 4:34:2?
The verse given in the question deals straightforwardly with sexual pleasure. Should we try to understand it in the spiritual sense? The answer is no since the Atharvaveda deals with sorcery, black ...
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What is the meaning of Atharva veda 4:34:2?
William Dwight Whitney citing Sāyaṇa's commentary translates it the same way:
Atharva-Veda Samhita
Book IV, Hymn 34
34. Extolling a certain rice-mess offering.
Boneless, purified, cleansed with the ...
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What are the details of vanaspativijñāna (botany) in Atharva Veda?
The ancient Hinduism scriptures , namely in Vedas our Rishies identified and classified plants according to various charastics , form , size etc. In Rig-Veda 7.4.5 plants are divided into two ...
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Need reference to iron (shyama-ayas or krishna-ayas) in Vedic Samhitas
As you have enquired I am herewith providing the reference only of Krishna-ayas or iron from Chandogya Upanishad, which is part of Sama Veda and embedded in the Chandogya Brahmana of the Sama Veda. ...
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Three mothers of Agni/Rudra; Tryambaka
Rig Veda itself in its 5th mandala uses the term त्रिमाता - trimātā́ to denote three mothers, so there is no need for Triambakam to become 3 mothers in any sense. Yet, some Western scholars associated ...
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Why are Vedas often referred to as "three Vedas" instead of four? Why is Atharva Veda excluded from this list?
Vyasa when he categorized the vedas is the one who split the then existing veda into their modern classifications - Rg, Yajur, Sama, and...the Atharva. Most of the Atharva consists of mantras for ...
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In need of Atharva Veda books translated by Dr Tulsi Ram
This is the link of complete Atharva Veda in English translated by Tulsi Ram with detailed commentary. Dr Tulsi Ram's translation is the best. By the way, the filename is in Bengali, but the book is ...
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What is the meaning of Atharva veda 4:34:2?
None of the answers are correct here because they IGNORE VERY SIMPLE FACT! Fact that is, where this verse comes from?
You can not correctly judge the subject matter of "Once upon a time and a ...
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