Atharvan

...While the other three Vedas were created in conjunction with the rituals of orthodox Brahmanism, this Vedas is essentially magical and originated from folk beliefs. This Vedas, which contains incantations to ward off evil and bring good fortune, was originally called the Atharva-Angiras, and indicates that it was created based on the incantations of the Atharvan tribe, who were in charge of inviting good fortune, and the Aṅgiras, who were in charge of curses. The Atharva-Beda, which is different in origin from the other three Vedas, was not recognized as an orthodox Vedas at first, but gradually improved in status and acquired the status of the fourth Vedas as a sacred text belonging to the Brahman priests who oversaw all rituals.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Atharvan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…他の3ベーダが正統バラモン教の祭式と結びついて成立したのに対し，このベーダは呪術を本質とし，民間の信仰に起源を発している。災いを払い，幸運を呼ぶ呪詞を収録したこのベーダは，古くは《アタルバ･アンギラス》と呼ばれ，招福をつかさどるアタルバンAtharvan族の呪術と，呪詛をつかさどるアンギラスAṅgiras族の呪術とをもとに成立したことを示している。起源的に他の3ベーダと異なる《アタルバ･ベーダ》は，初めは正統のベーダと認められなかったが，しだいにその地位を向上させ，祭式全般を監督するブラフマン祭官に属する聖典として，第4のベーダの地位を獲得した。…

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