THE SACRED LIBRARY
About Atharvaveda
The Atharvaveda has its own collections and lines of transmission within the fourfold Vedic tradition. Its range includes protection, social relationships and cosmic praise. The Earth and concord hymns illustrate why the collection contains more than the spells commonly associated with its name.
Its prayers belong to a ritual setting in which spoken words, intention and desired results are closely connected. They express the worshippers' religious understanding of protection and well-being, rather than giving modern clinical explanations of how illness or healing works.
