Atharvans
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Atharvan · descendants of the Atharvans
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Priestly lineage-group invoked as binding cosmic authorities in the curse formula.
] May he not be released from the nooses of the descendants of the Atharvans.
] May he not be released from the nooses of the Atharvans.
The full cup which Atharvan carried for Indra the prize-possessing — in that let (Indra) create the world of the well-doer;
Rigveda
Priestly group said to have blended milk with honey for the worshippers.
The Atharvans have blended milk with honey for you;
The Aṅgirases are our Fathers — the nine-fold, the Atharvans, the Bhṛgus, the Soma-drinkers.
Agni was born through Atharvan and found all the inspired poems.