Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t3.31

v1.c7.s10.t3.31

In the Vedic period, sacrifices are deemed to be able to please the gods and bring good, and spells to work on the gods and to help people achieve their purpose. The Atharvaveda contains many relevant contents, and the Yajurveda also have relevant discussions. There are a variety of spells, such as the spell to remove disaster, to deal with and incapacitate the devils, and there are also curses to invoke demons to do harm to those being hated. There are also mantras for long life and peace. Then, people attach importance to such spells and charms and use them to avoid disaster and to summon good luck.