Note on Atharva-Veda XX, 127, 10
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7863623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roland G Kent (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1915 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Pages | 310 |
| Publication date | 1915-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/592534 |
| OpenAlex | W2321866823 |
| Language | EN |
Near the end of the twentieth book of the Atharva-Veda stands the group of so-called Kuntapa hymns, the first of which is the 127th of the book. This 127th'hymn falls into four distinct documents, the third of the four comprising verses 7-10, and dealing with the golden age of King Pariksit, who is an aspect of Agni.1 The text of the four stanzas, as given by Hillebrandt, Vedachrestomathie, p. 39, is as follows
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