[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925) › v2.c32.s8.52 # The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c32.s8.52 The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c32.s8.52 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c32.s8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c32.s8.52) One direct addition to our knowledge of the ordinary sacrificial ritual is made by the Atharvaveda, which in its last, late, book has a section of hymns styled collectively Kuntāpa.¹⁰ The contents of this collection is very varied, but it includes several riddles, in part obscene, as well as a panegyric of a king;¹¹ doubtless we must assume that these are fragments of popular¹² merriment in connexion with sacrificial rites which have been stereotyped. - [Previous: v2.c32.s8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c32.s8.51) - [Next: v2.c32.s8.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c32.s8.53) - [Up: v2.c32.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c32.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c32.s8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c32.s8.52) · Pramāṇa