Thursday, October 28, 2010

The five sutras of atharva veda

1. Koushika grihya sutra - naarating the applications of the samhita mantras.

2. Vaitana srouta sutra - application of atharva veda mantras is yajna.

3.Nakshatra kalpa - Worship of nakshatras, nirrutikarma and thirty mahasanthis.

4. Angirasa kalpa - related to abhichar

5. Santhikalpa - Various santhis, rajyabhisheka etc.