Homage be paid him with ten Sakvari verses who stands established This hymn and previous hymn is all about On the duty of giving cows to Brāhmans, and the sin and danger of withholding the gift.Ītharva Veda 11.2.23 (Not Atharva Veda 12.2.23): (Griffith)Īgain there is no reference to infidels or irreligious. That is a mistranslation.Ītharva Veda 12.5.62: Rend, rend to bits, rend through and through, There is no reference to irreligious here.
Mischief, consume thou utterly like dried-up stubble. Yajur Veda 13.12: Rise up, O Agni, spread thee out before us, burn down our foes, thou It supports a Humanist approach towards enemies, evil-minded people. So from above shlokas of Atharva-Veda it is clear that vedas do not at all support/suggest the concept of infidels. Of evil-minded once & let them also be made good minded. Let theĮvil-nature gets destroyed by roots, let this reach to the children O Soma! you let us drink the nectar of knowledge by your grace. To cure them, O Agni & Soma examine them. O guiding star! source of bright knowladge! By your grace Welcoming those wicked minded people who came here for By your order, let wickednessĬome here to repentance by identifying themselves. Your grace lead our foes to the right path. You are the guide to whom who have lost the right way. O Agni you are the form of the knowledge, let us see your brightīravery. These are some of the mantras from Atharva-Veda. Published by - Yuga Nirmaan Yojana, Mathura, Uttar-Pradesh, which is a hindi translation. Destroying only evil-nature or evil-mind of foes and not the people, even Atharva-Veda prays to god agni for welfare of son's and daughter's of evil-minded people and to motivate them towards good path.Ītharva-Veda, First Kandam, Sukta 7 & 8, YatudhanNashan Sukta.Ītharva-Veda Samhita, Translated by Pandit ShriRam Sharma Acharya. There are some mantras in Atharva-Veda which asks god agni about destroying evil minds of foes, pardoning / Sheltering then, Welcoming those who came to ask pardon /shelter. No, killing of Infidels are not fully allowed in Vedas.
Should by force cut out the blasphemer’s tongue and kill the offender,Īnd after that one should give up his own life. Master and controller of religion, one should block his ears and goĪway if unable to punish him. Sati continued: If one hears an irresponsible person blaspheme the Ye killed all darkness and the Gods’ blasphemers. Display your bounty, Thudered.ĭrive off the enemies of the Vedas. This charm shall conquer and cast down thy foemen. God that do not sacrifice to him be reverence with ten He who dwells fixed in the atmosphere, smiting the blasphemers of the Rend, rend to bits, rend through and through, scorch and consume andīurn to dust, the one who rejects the Vedas O splendid person, humiliate and consume utterly like dried up O terrible chastiser, burn down the irreligious foes. At present, only Samhimta of Shounak Shakha is available the Brahmana part of Shounak Shakha is borrowed from Paipalad Shakha.”O king, make progress in thy duty of administration, extend happiness Paipalad Shakha is prevalent is small pockets, comprising of 10-12 scholars, centered in Puri, Odisha. In the Vedapathashala, Shounak Shakha is being taught it is also the more popular of the two Shakas in India. At present, we have knowledge of only two shakhas, namely: Paipalad and Shounak. According to Charan Vyuha Grantha, Atharva Veda had nine shakhas, namely, Paipalad, Daant, Pradaant, Snat, Sowl, Brahmadabal, Shounak, Devadarshat and Charan Vidya. It has techniques for enhancing physical and mental well-being as well as many mantras that are tantric in nature. Atharva Veda is central to the science of Ayurveda. It has cures for insect-related diseases, as well as procedures to enhance longevity of one’s life, ward off death, means for liberation, and myriad procedures to enhance welfare of humanity. It has details on economics, politics, importance of nation, national language, etc. It has procedures for curing very deep-seated ailments. It encompasses many fields of knowledge, including geography, astronomy, herbs, Ayurveda, and many more sciences. It has mantras for curing various ailments, both bodily and mental, as well as for peace of mind. It has invocations and praises to the Gods. Atharva Veda is also referred to as ‘Brahma Veda’.