Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c31.131

c31.131

Speaking generally therefore, the Atharvaveda was the accumulation of magical beliefs, observances and practices, starting from the non-Aila races and gaining accretions from the Ailas and the people at large; while the Rigveda with its ancillary Yajus and Sāman was the religious expression of mainly the Ailas or Aryans as developed through reformed brahmanism and exhibited in sacrifice.