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Atharvan (अथर्वन्,
atharvan-; an n-stem
with nominative
singular अथर्वा
atharvā) was a
legendary Vedic sage
(rishi) of Hinduism
who along with
Angiras is supposed
to have
authored ("heard")
the Atharvaveda. He
is also said to have
first instituted the
fire-sacrifice or
yagna. Sometimes he
is also reckoned
among the seven
seers or Saptarishi.
His clan is known as
the Atharvanas.
Atharvan married
with chitti ,
daughter of kardam
rishi. And had a
great sage Dadhichi
as a son. Atharvan
means fire priest ,
and still a common
name in India &
Iran. He was
referred to of
bhrigu clan many
times.According to mundaka upnisad and other texts, he was eldest son & (Manas putra) born from mind of the brahma. Vedic atharvan is cognate with Avestan athravan, "priest", but the etymology of the term is not yet conclusively established. "Attempts have been made to connect the term with Avestan atar- "fire" (not attested in Vedic); but these have been prompted by what is probably a mistaken assumption of the importance of fire in the ancient Indo-Iranian religion." (Boyce, 1982:16) |
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