Atharvavedaparishishta 49.1
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 49.1
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- Sanskrit
49.1.1
om athātaś caraṇavyūhaṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ ||
Om. Now, therefore, we shall explain the Caraṇavyūha (Arrangement of Vedic Schools).
49.1.2
tatra catvāro vedā bhavanti | ṛgvedo yajurvedaḥ sāmavedo brahmavedaś ceti ||
In that regard, there are four Vedas: the Ṛgveda, the Yajurveda, the Sāmaveda, and the Brahmaveda.
49.1.3
tatra ṛgvedasyārthaśāstram upavedaḥ | yajurvedasya dhanurvedopavedaḥ | sāmavedasya gāndharvavedopavedaḥ | brahmavedasyāyurvedopavedaḥ | abhicārakārthaśāstram ity ucyate ||
Herein, the Arthaśāstra is the secondary Veda of the Ṛgveda; the Dhanurveda is the secondary Veda of the Yajurveda; the Gāndharvaveda is the secondary Veda of the Sāmaveda; and the Āyurveda is the secondary Veda of the Brahmaveda, [which] is called the manual of sorcery and statecraft.
49.1.4
ṛgveda ātreyasagotro 'gnir devatā | yajurvedaḥ kāśyapasagotro vāyur devatā | sāmavedo bhāradvājasagotro viṣṇur devatā | brahmavedo vaitāyanasagotro brahmā devatā ||
The Ṛgveda belongs to the Ātreya gotra and has Agni as its deity. The Yajurveda belongs to the Kāśyapa gotra and has Vāyu as its deity. The Sāmaveda belongs to the Bhāradvāja gotra and has Viṣṇu as its deity. The Brahmaveda belongs to the Vaitāyana gotra and has Brahmā as its deity.
49.1.5
athāta ṛgvedaḥ pītavarṇaḥ padmapattrākṣaḥ suvibhaktagrīvaḥ kuñcitakeśaśmaśruḥ supratiṣṭhitajānujaṅghaḥ | pramāṇena sa vitastayaḥ pañca ||
Now, the Ṛgveda is yellow in colour, has eyes like lotus petals, a well-proportioned neck, curly hair and beard, and firmly established knees and shanks; in measure it is five spans.
49.1.6
tatra ṛgvedasya sapta śākhā bhavanti | tad yathā | āśvalāyanāḥ | śāṅkhāyanāḥ | sādhyāyanāḥ | śākalāḥ | bāṣkalāḥ | audumbarāḥ | māṇḍūkāś ceti ||
There are seven branches of the Ṛgveda, namely: the Āśvalāyanas, Śāṅkhāyanas, Sādhyāyanas, Śākalas, Bāṣkalas, Audumbaras, and Māṇḍūkas.
49.1.7
teṣām adhyayanam | ṛcāṃ daśa sahasrāṇi ṛcāṃ pañca śatāni ca | ṛcām aśītiḥ pādaś ca etat pāraṇam ucyate ||
Their text for recitation: / Ten thousand verses, and five hundred verses, / eighty verses, and a quarter-verse—this is declared to be the complete text.
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Caturvargacintāmaṇi — Hemādri, Sanskrit
Discussed in (2)
- A History of Indian Medical Literature — Meulenbeld 1999, English
- The History of Indian Literature — Weber 1852, English