Mantras/Atharvaveda

अथर्ववेद

Atharvaveda

The veda of daily-life prayers, healing, and proto-medicine

c. 1200–900 BCE20 books (kaṇḍas), ~6,000 verses734 indexed here

The Atharvaveda is the fourth Veda, distinct from the other three in its focus on the practical concerns of daily life — healing prayers, household rituals, protective spells, marriage blessings, royal consecrations, and speculation on disease and cure. Named after the sage Atharvan, it is sometimes called the "Veda of magical formulas" and is considered one of the earliest texts on medicine (Ayurveda traces much of its root to the Atharvaveda). It contains 20 books (kāṇḍas), approximately 6,000 verses, organized by subject rather than by reciter. The Atharvaveda documents diseases, herbal remedies, surgical practices, and psychological counseling centuries before classical Greek medicine.

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Kāṇḍa1(35 verses)
Atharvaveda 1.1अथर्ववेद 1.1
Atharvaveda 1.2अथर्ववेद 1.2
Atharvaveda 1.3अथर्ववेद 1.3
Atharvaveda 1.4अथर्ववेद 1.4
Atharvaveda 1.5अथर्ववेद 1.5
Atharvaveda 1.6अथर्ववेद 1.6
Atharvaveda 1.7अथर्ववेद 1.7
Atharvaveda 1.8अथर्ववेद 1.8
Atharvaveda 1.9अथर्ववेद 1.9
Atharvaveda 1.10अथर्ववेद 1.10
Atharvaveda 1.11अथर्ववेद 1.11
Atharvaveda 1.12अथर्ववेद 1.12
Atharvaveda 1.13अथर्ववेद 1.13
Atharvaveda 1.14अथर्ववेद 1.14
Atharvaveda 1.15अथर्ववेद 1.15
Atharvaveda 1.16अथर्ववेद 1.16
Atharvaveda 1.17अथर्ववेद 1.17
Atharvaveda 1.18अथर्ववेद 1.18
Atharvaveda 1.19अथर्ववेद 1.19
Atharvaveda 1.20अथर्ववेद 1.20
Atharvaveda 1.21अथर्ववेद 1.21
Atharvaveda 1.22अथर्ववेद 1.22
Atharvaveda 1.23अथर्ववेद 1.23
Atharvaveda 1.24अथर्ववेद 1.24
Atharvaveda 1.25अथर्ववेद 1.25
Atharvaveda 1.26अथर्ववेद 1.26
Atharvaveda 1.27अथर्ववेद 1.27
Atharvaveda 1.28अथर्ववेद 1.28
Atharvaveda 1.29अथर्ववेद 1.29
Atharvaveda 1.30अथर्ववेद 1.30
Atharvaveda 1.31अथर्ववेद 1.31
Atharvaveda 1.32अथर्ववेद 1.32
Atharvaveda 1.33अथर्ववेद 1.33
Atharvaveda 1.34अथर्ववेद 1.34
Atharvaveda 1.35अथर्ववेद 1.35
Kāṇḍa2(36 verses)
Atharvaveda 2.1अथर्ववेद 2.1
Atharvaveda 2.2अथर्ववेद 2.2
Atharvaveda 2.3अथर्ववेद 2.3
Atharvaveda 2.4अथर्ववेद 2.4
Atharvaveda 2.5अथर्ववेद 2.5
Atharvaveda 2.6अथर्ववेद 2.6
Atharvaveda 2.7अथर्ववेद 2.7
Atharvaveda 2.8अथर्ववेद 2.8
Atharvaveda 2.9अथर्ववेद 2.9
Atharvaveda 2.10अथर्ववेद 2.10
Atharvaveda 2.11अथर्ववेद 2.11
Atharvaveda 2.12अथर्ववेद 2.12
Atharvaveda 2.13अथर्ववेद 2.13
Atharvaveda 2.14अथर्ववेद 2.14
Atharvaveda 2.15अथर्ववेद 2.15
Atharvaveda 2.16अथर्ववेद 2.16
Atharvaveda 2.17अथर्ववेद 2.17
Atharvaveda 2.18अथर्ववेद 2.18
Atharvaveda 2.19अथर्ववेद 2.19
Atharvaveda 2.20अथर्ववेद 2.20
Atharvaveda 2.21अथर्ववेद 2.21
Atharvaveda 2.22अथर्ववेद 2.22
Atharvaveda 2.23अथर्ववेद 2.23
Atharvaveda 2.24अथर्ववेद 2.24
Atharvaveda 2.25अथर्ववेद 2.25
Atharvaveda 2.26अथर्ववेद 2.26
Atharvaveda 2.27अथर्ववेद 2.27
Atharvaveda 2.28अथर्ववेद 2.28
Atharvaveda 2.29अथर्ववेद 2.29
Atharvaveda 2.30अथर्ववेद 2.30
Atharvaveda 2.31अथर्ववेद 2.31
Atharvaveda 2.32अथर्ववेद 2.32
Atharvaveda 2.33अथर्ववेद 2.33
Atharvaveda 2.34अथर्ववेद 2.34
Atharvaveda 2.35अथर्ववेद 2.35
Atharvaveda 2.36अथर्ववेद 2.36
Kāṇḍa3(31 verses)
Kāṇḍa4(40 verses)
Atharvaveda 4.1अथर्ववेद 4.1
Atharvaveda 4.2अथर्ववेद 4.2
Atharvaveda 4.3अथर्ववेद 4.3
Atharvaveda 4.4अथर्ववेद 4.4
Atharvaveda 4.5अथर्ववेद 4.5
Atharvaveda 4.6अथर्ववेद 4.6
Atharvaveda 4.7अथर्ववेद 4.7
Atharvaveda 4.8अथर्ववेद 4.8
Atharvaveda 4.9अथर्ववेद 4.9
Atharvaveda 4.10अथर्ववेद 4.10
Atharvaveda 4.11अथर्ववेद 4.11
Atharvaveda 4.12अथर्ववेद 4.12
Atharvaveda 4.13अथर्ववेद 4.13
Atharvaveda 4.14अथर्ववेद 4.14
Atharvaveda 4.15अथर्ववेद 4.15
Atharvaveda 4.16अथर्ववेद 4.16
Atharvaveda 4.17अथर्ववेद 4.17
Atharvaveda 4.18अथर्ववेद 4.18
Atharvaveda 4.19अथर्ववेद 4.19
Atharvaveda 4.20अथर्ववेद 4.20
Atharvaveda 4.21अथर्ववेद 4.21
Atharvaveda 4.22अथर्ववेद 4.22
Atharvaveda 4.23अथर्ववेद 4.23
Atharvaveda 4.24अथर्ववेद 4.24
Atharvaveda 4.25अथर्ववेद 4.25
Atharvaveda 4.26अथर्ववेद 4.26
Atharvaveda 4.27अथर्ववेद 4.27
Atharvaveda 4.28अथर्ववेद 4.28
Atharvaveda 4.29अथर्ववेद 4.29
Atharvaveda 4.30अथर्ववेद 4.30
Atharvaveda 4.31अथर्ववेद 4.31
Atharvaveda 4.32अथर्ववेद 4.32
Atharvaveda 4.33अथर्ववेद 4.33
Atharvaveda 4.34अथर्ववेद 4.34
Atharvaveda 4.35अथर्ववेद 4.35
Atharvaveda 4.36अथर्ववेद 4.36
Atharvaveda 4.37अथर्ववेद 4.37
Atharvaveda 4.38अथर्ववेद 4.38
Atharvaveda 4.39अथर्ववेद 4.39
Atharvaveda 4.40अथर्ववेद 4.40
Kāṇḍa5(31 verses)
Kāṇḍa6(142 verses)
Atharvaveda 6.1अथर्ववेद 6.1
Atharvaveda 6.2अथर्ववेद 6.2
Atharvaveda 6.3अथर्ववेद 6.3
Atharvaveda 6.4अथर्ववेद 6.4
Atharvaveda 6.5अथर्ववेद 6.5
Atharvaveda 6.6अथर्ववेद 6.6
Atharvaveda 6.7अथर्ववेद 6.7
Atharvaveda 6.8अथर्ववेद 6.8
Atharvaveda 6.9अथर्ववेद 6.9
Atharvaveda 6.10अथर्ववेद 6.10
Atharvaveda 6.11अथर्ववेद 6.11
Atharvaveda 6.12अथर्ववेद 6.12
Atharvaveda 6.13अथर्ववेद 6.13
Atharvaveda 6.14अथर्ववेद 6.14
Atharvaveda 6.15अथर्ववेद 6.15
Atharvaveda 6.16अथर्ववेद 6.16
Atharvaveda 6.17अथर्ववेद 6.17
Atharvaveda 6.18अथर्ववेद 6.18
Atharvaveda 6.19अथर्ववेद 6.19
Atharvaveda 6.20अथर्ववेद 6.20
Atharvaveda 6.21अथर्ववेद 6.21
Atharvaveda 6.22अथर्ववेद 6.22
Atharvaveda 6.23अथर्ववेद 6.23
Atharvaveda 6.24अथर्ववेद 6.24
Atharvaveda 6.25अथर्ववेद 6.25
Atharvaveda 6.26अथर्ववेद 6.26
Atharvaveda 6.27अथर्ववेद 6.27
Atharvaveda 6.28अथर्ववेद 6.28
Atharvaveda 6.29अथर्ववेद 6.29
Atharvaveda 6.30अथर्ववेद 6.30
Atharvaveda 6.31अथर्ववेद 6.31
Atharvaveda 6.32अथर्ववेद 6.32
Atharvaveda 6.33अथर्ववेद 6.33
Atharvaveda 6.34अथर्ववेद 6.34
Atharvaveda 6.35अथर्ववेद 6.35
Atharvaveda 6.36अथर्ववेद 6.36
Atharvaveda 6.37अथर्ववेद 6.37
Atharvaveda 6.38अथर्ववेद 6.38
Atharvaveda 6.39अथर्ववेद 6.39
Atharvaveda 6.40अथर्ववेद 6.40
Atharvaveda 6.41अथर्ववेद 6.41
Atharvaveda 6.42अथर्ववेद 6.42
Atharvaveda 6.43अथर्ववेद 6.43
Atharvaveda 6.44अथर्ववेद 6.44
Atharvaveda 6.45अथर्ववेद 6.45
Atharvaveda 6.46अथर्ववेद 6.46
Atharvaveda 6.47अथर्ववेद 6.47
Atharvaveda 6.48अथर्ववेद 6.48
Atharvaveda 6.49अथर्ववेद 6.49
Atharvaveda 6.50अथर्ववेद 6.50
Atharvaveda 6.51अथर्ववेद 6.51
Atharvaveda 6.52अथर्ववेद 6.52
Atharvaveda 6.53अथर्ववेद 6.53
Atharvaveda 6.54अथर्ववेद 6.54
Atharvaveda 6.55अथर्ववेद 6.55
Atharvaveda 6.56अथर्ववेद 6.56
Atharvaveda 6.57अथर्ववेद 6.57
Atharvaveda 6.58अथर्ववेद 6.58
Atharvaveda 6.59अथर्ववेद 6.59
Atharvaveda 6.60अथर्ववेद 6.60
+ 82 more verses — open individual links to read each
Kāṇḍa7(117 verses)
Atharvaveda 7.1अथर्ववेद 7.1
Atharvaveda 7.2अथर्ववेद 7.2
Atharvaveda 7.3अथर्ववेद 7.3
Atharvaveda 7.4अथर्ववेद 7.4
Atharvaveda 7.5अथर्ववेद 7.5
Atharvaveda 7.6अथर्ववेद 7.6
Atharvaveda 7.7अथर्ववेद 7.7
Atharvaveda 7.8अथर्ववेद 7.8
Atharvaveda 7.9अथर्ववेद 7.9
Atharvaveda 7.10अथर्ववेद 7.10
Atharvaveda 7.12अथर्ववेद 7.12
Atharvaveda 7.13अथर्ववेद 7.13
Atharvaveda 7.14अथर्ववेद 7.14
Atharvaveda 7.15अथर्ववेद 7.15
Atharvaveda 7.16अथर्ववेद 7.16
Atharvaveda 7.17अथर्ववेद 7.17
Atharvaveda 7.18अथर्ववेद 7.18
Atharvaveda 7.19अथर्ववेद 7.19
Atharvaveda 7.20अथर्ववेद 7.20
Atharvaveda 7.21अथर्ववेद 7.21
Atharvaveda 7.22अथर्ववेद 7.22
Atharvaveda 7.23अथर्ववेद 7.23
Atharvaveda 7.24अथर्ववेद 7.24
Atharvaveda 7.25अथर्ववेद 7.25
Atharvaveda 7.26अथर्ववेद 7.26
Atharvaveda 7.27अथर्ववेद 7.27
Atharvaveda 7.28अथर्ववेद 7.28
Atharvaveda 7.29अथर्ववेद 7.29
Atharvaveda 7.30अथर्ववेद 7.30
Atharvaveda 7.31अथर्ववेद 7.31
Atharvaveda 7.32अथर्ववेद 7.32
Atharvaveda 7.33अथर्ववेद 7.33
Atharvaveda 7.34अथर्ववेद 7.34
Atharvaveda 7.35अथर्ववेद 7.35
Atharvaveda 7.36अथर्ववेद 7.36
Atharvaveda 7.37अथर्ववेद 7.37
Atharvaveda 7.38अथर्ववेद 7.38
Atharvaveda 7.39अथर्ववेद 7.39
Atharvaveda 7.40अथर्ववेद 7.40
Atharvaveda 7.41अथर्ववेद 7.41
Atharvaveda 7.42अथर्ववेद 7.42
Atharvaveda 7.43अथर्ववेद 7.43
Atharvaveda 7.44अथर्ववेद 7.44
Atharvaveda 7.45अथर्ववेद 7.45
Atharvaveda 7.46अथर्ववेद 7.46
Atharvaveda 7.47अथर्ववेद 7.47
Atharvaveda 7.48अथर्ववेद 7.48
Atharvaveda 7.49अथर्ववेद 7.49
Atharvaveda 7.50अथर्ववेद 7.50
Atharvaveda 7.51अथर्ववेद 7.51
Atharvaveda 7.52अथर्ववेद 7.52
Atharvaveda 7.53अथर्ववेद 7.53
Atharvaveda 7.54अथर्ववेद 7.54
Atharvaveda 7.55अथर्ववेद 7.55
Atharvaveda 7.56अथर्ववेद 7.56
Atharvaveda 7.57अथर्ववेद 7.57
Atharvaveda 7.58अथर्ववेद 7.58
Atharvaveda 7.59अथर्ववेद 7.59
Atharvaveda 7.60अथर्ववेद 7.60
Atharvaveda 7.61अथर्ववेद 7.61
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Kāṇḍa8(10 verses)
Kāṇḍa9(10 verses)
Kāṇḍa10(10 verses)
Kāṇḍa11(10 verses)
Kāṇḍa12(5 verses)
Kāṇḍa13(9 verses)
Kāṇḍa14(2 verses)
Kāṇḍa15(18 verses)
Kāṇḍa16(9 verses)
Kāṇḍa17(1 verse)
Kāṇḍa18(4 verses)
Kāṇḍa19(72 verses)
Atharvaveda 19.1अथर्ववेद 19.1
Atharvaveda 19.2अथर्ववेद 19.2
Atharvaveda 19.3अथर्ववेद 19.3
Atharvaveda 19.4अथर्ववेद 19.4
Atharvaveda 19.5अथर्ववेद 19.5
Atharvaveda 19.6अथर्ववेद 19.6
Atharvaveda 19.7अथर्ववेद 19.7
Atharvaveda 19.8अथर्ववेद 19.8
Atharvaveda 19.9अथर्ववेद 19.9
Atharvaveda 19.10अथर्ववेद 19.10
Atharvaveda 19.11अथर्ववेद 19.11
Atharvaveda 19.12अथर्ववेद 19.12
Atharvaveda 19.13अथर्ववेद 19.13
Atharvaveda 19.14अथर्ववेद 19.14
Atharvaveda 19.15अथर्ववेद 19.15
Atharvaveda 19.16अथर्ववेद 19.16
Atharvaveda 19.17अथर्ववेद 19.17
Atharvaveda 19.18अथर्ववेद 19.18
Atharvaveda 19.19अथर्ववेद 19.19
Atharvaveda 19.20अथर्ववेद 19.20
Atharvaveda 19.21अथर्ववेद 19.21
Atharvaveda 19.22अथर्ववेद 19.22
Atharvaveda 19.23अथर्ववेद 19.23
Atharvaveda 19.24अथर्ववेद 19.24
Atharvaveda 19.25अथर्ववेद 19.25
Atharvaveda 19.26अथर्ववेद 19.26
Atharvaveda 19.27अथर्ववेद 19.27
Atharvaveda 19.28अथर्ववेद 19.28
Atharvaveda 19.29अथर्ववेद 19.29
Atharvaveda 19.30अथर्ववेद 19.30
Atharvaveda 19.31अथर्ववेद 19.31
Atharvaveda 19.32अथर्ववेद 19.32
Atharvaveda 19.33अथर्ववेद 19.33
Atharvaveda 19.34अथर्ववेद 19.34
Atharvaveda 19.35अथर्ववेद 19.35
Atharvaveda 19.36अथर्ववेद 19.36
Atharvaveda 19.37अथर्ववेद 19.37
Atharvaveda 19.38अथर्ववेद 19.38
Atharvaveda 19.39अथर्ववेद 19.39
Atharvaveda 19.40अथर्ववेद 19.40
Atharvaveda 19.41अथर्ववेद 19.41
Atharvaveda 19.42अथर्ववेद 19.42
Atharvaveda 19.43अथर्ववेद 19.43
Atharvaveda 19.44अथर्ववेद 19.44
Atharvaveda 19.45अथर्ववेद 19.45
Atharvaveda 19.46अथर्ववेद 19.46
Atharvaveda 19.47अथर्ववेद 19.47
Atharvaveda 19.48अथर्ववेद 19.48
Atharvaveda 19.49अथर्ववेद 19.49
Atharvaveda 19.50अथर्ववेद 19.50
Atharvaveda 19.51अथर्ववेद 19.51
Atharvaveda 19.52अथर्ववेद 19.52
Atharvaveda 19.53अथर्ववेद 19.53
Atharvaveda 19.54अथर्ववेद 19.54
Atharvaveda 19.55अथर्ववेद 19.55
Atharvaveda 19.56अथर्ववेद 19.56
Atharvaveda 19.57अथर्ववेद 19.57
Atharvaveda 19.58अथर्ववेद 19.58
Atharvaveda 19.59अथर्ववेद 19.59
Atharvaveda 19.60अथर्ववेद 19.60
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Kāṇḍa20(142 verses)
Atharvaveda 20.1अथर्ववेद 20.1
Atharvaveda 20.2अथर्ववेद 20.2
Atharvaveda 20.3अथर्ववेद 20.3
Atharvaveda 20.4अथर्ववेद 20.4
Atharvaveda 20.5अथर्ववेद 20.5
Atharvaveda 20.6अथर्ववेद 20.6
Atharvaveda 20.7अथर्ववेद 20.7
Atharvaveda 20.8अथर्ववेद 20.8
Atharvaveda 20.9अथर्ववेद 20.9
Atharvaveda 20.10अथर्ववेद 20.10
Atharvaveda 20.11अथर्ववेद 20.11
Atharvaveda 20.12अथर्ववेद 20.12
Atharvaveda 20.13अथर्ववेद 20.13
Atharvaveda 20.14अथर्ववेद 20.14
Atharvaveda 20.15अथर्ववेद 20.15
Atharvaveda 20.16अथर्ववेद 20.16
Atharvaveda 20.17अथर्ववेद 20.17
Atharvaveda 20.18अथर्ववेद 20.18
Atharvaveda 20.19अथर्ववेद 20.19
Atharvaveda 20.20अथर्ववेद 20.20
Atharvaveda 20.21अथर्ववेद 20.21
Atharvaveda 20.22अथर्ववेद 20.22
Atharvaveda 20.23अथर्ववेद 20.23
Atharvaveda 20.24अथर्ववेद 20.24
Atharvaveda 20.25अथर्ववेद 20.25
Atharvaveda 20.26अथर्ववेद 20.26
Atharvaveda 20.27अथर्ववेद 20.27
Atharvaveda 20.28अथर्ववेद 20.28
Atharvaveda 20.29अथर्ववेद 20.29
Atharvaveda 20.30अथर्ववेद 20.30
Atharvaveda 20.31अथर्ववेद 20.31
Atharvaveda 20.32अथर्ववेद 20.32
Atharvaveda 20.33अथर्ववेद 20.33
Atharvaveda 20.34अथर्ववेद 20.34
Atharvaveda 20.35अथर्ववेद 20.35
Atharvaveda 20.36अथर्ववेद 20.36
Atharvaveda 20.37अथर्ववेद 20.37
Atharvaveda 20.38अथर्ववेद 20.38
Atharvaveda 20.39अथर्ववेद 20.39
Atharvaveda 20.40अथर्ववेद 20.40
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About the Atharvaveda

What makes the Atharvaveda different from the other three Vedas?

While the Rigveda, Yajurveda, and Samaveda focus on large-scale public rituals (yajñas) addressed to cosmic deities, the Atharvaveda is the veda of the household — prayers for healing, protection from evil, successful marriage, safe childbirth, prosperous cattle, and remedies for specific diseases. It was considered by some traditional schools to belong to a later stratum, but is now accepted as part of the four-fold Vedic canon.

Is Ayurveda derived from the Atharvaveda?

Yes, substantially. The Atharvaveda contains the earliest Indian descriptions of diseases (fever, jaundice, leprosy, dysentery), medicinal plants, surgical procedures, and psychological conditions. Ayurveda (Caraka Saṃhitā, Suśruta Saṃhitā) names the Atharvaveda as a primary root. Classical texts call Ayurveda an upaveda (auxiliary veda) of the Atharvaveda.

How many verses are in the Atharvaveda?

The Atharvaveda contains approximately 6,000 verses across 20 books (kāṇḍas). The Śaunaka recension is the most widely studied; the Paippalāda recension is the other major version, rediscovered in Odisha in the 20th century.

What is the Prithvi Sukta?

The Pṛthvī Sūkta (Atharvaveda 12.1) is a hymn of 63 verses addressed to Mother Earth (Pṛthvī). It is one of the earliest known poems on environmental reverence and is frequently cited in modern environmental and ecological discourse as an ancient Indian articulation of humanity's relationship with the planet.

Who is the sage Atharvan?

Atharvan is a legendary Vedic rishi credited with instituting fire rituals and healing practices. The Atharvaveda is named for him, along with other sages including Aṅgiras (hence the compound name "Atharvāṅgirasa" sometimes used for the Veda).

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