
Like the Rig Veda it is a collection of hymns but of a more diverse character, some very exalted like the Rig Veda others of more common nature. As such it gives us a better idea of the life of common people in Vedic times.
Atharvan is also an important figure in the Zoroastrian religion. Atar is the Persian name for fire and the Atharvan is the fire priest. The deities of the Atharva Veda are also the same as the Rig Veda although Rudra-Shiva assumes a more visible role. The language is a little simpler and less variable in its forms
- The First Book
- The Second Book
- The Third Book
- The Fourth Book
- The Fifth Book
- The Sixth Book
- The Seventh Book
- The Eighth Book
- The Ninth Book
- The Tenth Book
- The Eleventh Book
- The Twelfth Book
- The Thirteenth Book
- The Fourteenth Book
- The Fifteenth Book
- The Sixteenth Book
- The Seventeenth Book
- The Eighteenth Book
- The Nineteenth Book
- The Twentieth Book