[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1095 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1095 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1095 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1095](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1095) ATHARVĀ III. In Ṛgveda another Atharvā may be seen. It is said that he was the author of the Atharvaveda. After learning Brahmavidyā from Brahmā, it was this Atharvā who first brought fire to the earth from heaven. Atharvā had two wives named Śānti and Citti. This Atharvā was the same person as Atharvaṇa, the son of Vasiṣṭha. (Bhāgavata, 4th Skandha, Chapter 1). - [Previous: c4.1094](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1094) - [Next: c4.1096](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1096) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Linked texts (2) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1095](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1095) · Pramāṇa