Atharva Veda
According to Nirukta (11.18) "That by which all sorts of doubts and imperfections are removed; and expertise is achieved, is ArthavaVeda". The knowledge, activity and practice lead to the state of perfection in all branches of knowledge, whether social or physical sciences. So Atharva veda deals with science, technology, applied social sciences and human behavior. Its subjects includes mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Astrology, Cosmology, Medical Sciences, Agriculture, Engineering, Military Sciences, Aeronotics, Creation of Universe, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, etc but it does not include history.
Atharva is one of the highly misinterpreted Vedic Granth. Many of the knowledgeable people (including Saayan, Griffith, etc) has mis-interpreted it to be of the Veda of Magic/Voodoism. There is nothing in the Vedas, including Atharva Veda that is opposed to the sciences and logic and Atharv Ved do not constitute Magic / Voodoism. Atharv Veda is infact an encyclopedia of many sciences including the medicine and chemical sciences.
Atharv Ved is the last of the four Vedas. It is also known by the names BrahmVeda (owing to its description on oneness of God), ChhandoVeda (being the giver of Aanand) and Atharvaangirash Veda (as it was acquired by Rishi Angiraa). It has 20 Kandas, 111 Anuvaak, 731 Sukta and 5977 Mantras.
Sr No | Title | Author | Publisher, Place | Language |
1 | Atharva Ved Samhita | Vedic Yantralaya, Ajmer, 1901 AD | Sanskrit | |
2 | Atharva Ved Samhita (Rishi, Devta, Chhand, Swar, Purvaka Bahu samhita anusaaren sanshodhita) | Virjanand Yantralaya, Lahore | Sanskrit | |
3 | Atharva Samhita | Ronald Roth, W D Hwitini | Berlin, Germany | English |
4 | Atharva Ved Bhaasya | Pandit Kshemkaran Trivedi | 1920 AD | Hindi |
5 | Atharva Ved Bhaasya | Pragya Kumaari | Hindi | |
6 | Atharva Ved Bhaasya | Saarva Deshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha | 1973 AD | Hindi |
7 | Atharva Ved Bhaasya | Dayanand Sansthaan, New Delhi, 1974 AD | Hindi | |
8 | Atharva Ved Bhasha Bhaasya (4 Volumes) | Pandit Jaydev Sharma Vidyalankaar | 1928 AD | Hindi |
9 | Atharva Ved Bhasha Bhaasya (4 Volumes) | Prof. Raajaram | Lahore, 1929 | Hindi |
10 | Atharva Veda ka Ayurved Parak Bhaasya | Harishankar Sharma Dixit Nagina | Bijnaur | Hindi |
11 | Atharva Veda Muni Bhaashya (upto 3 Kandas) | Swami Brahma Muni Parivaarjak | 1974 | Hindi |
12 | Atharva Veda Bhaasya | Prof. Vishwanaath Vidyalankaar | Rana Pratapsingh Trust, Karnaal | Hindi |
13 | Atharva Ved Samhita | Swami Jagadishwaranand Sarawati | Govindram Hasanand, Delhi | Sanskrit |
14 | Atharva Ved (9 Volumes) | Pandit Vishwanaath Vedopadhyaya | Govindram Hasanand, Delhi | Hindi |
15 | Atharva Veda (2 Volumes) | Pandit Khemkaran Trivedi | Govindram Hasanand, Delhi | Hindi |
16 | Atharva Veda (2 Volumes) | Acharya Vaidyanath Shashtri | Govindram Hasanand, Delhi | English |
17 | Atharva Veda Bhasya | Online - Arya Samaj Jamnagar | http://www.aryasamajjamnagar.org/ atharvavedabook.htm | Hindi |