Veda of Satya Yuga was just “OM”
Source: Srimad Bhagavatham
devo narayano nanya
ekah — only one; eva — indeed; pura — formerly; vedah — veda; pranavah omkara; sarva-vak-mayah — consisting of all vak/speech; devah — God; narayanah — only Narayana ; na anyah – no other; ekah agnih — one agni; varnah — order of life; eva ca — and certainly.”
Here pura refers to satya yuga as evidenced by the next s’loka.
“pururavasa evasit
“pururavasah — from King Pururava; eva — only; asit — there was; trayi — the three; treta-mukhe – in the beginning of the Treta (yuga); nrpa — O King (Pariksit); agnina — by fire; prajaya — by his son/subject; raja — the King (Pururava); lokam gandharvam — Gandharva Loka; eyivan — went.
“O Maharaja Pariksit, at the beginning of Treta-yuga, King Pururava inaugurated a karma-kanda sacrifice. Thus Pururava, who considered the yajnic fire his son, was able to go to Gandharvaloka as he desired.”
See Also : How many kinds of Yugas are there?
Have you pondered the meaning of this sentence in the given context?
“In other words, the Atharva Veda alone was the source of all Vedic knowledge.”
[Of course, the usual response when such questions are asked to commentators is to quote some authority / verse which says that atharva veda is the prANava. Similarly, all other vedas would be equated to the prANava elsewhere...which therefore doesnt help us]
Given what we have available of the atharvana veda today, and the very limited interpretation of its magnificence…what does this statement really tell us?
PS: Bonus link
Specially chosen since you practise/learn jyothisa…
http://manasataramgini.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/nakshatra-kalpa-suktam/
seeker
March 4, 2010 at 8:50 pm
I have made the correction in the original post…
No reference to atharva at all…
satyask
March 4, 2010 at 9:10 pm
you give me more hw than my teacher
Difference is she gives me what she has tested and found to be true and accurate and you give me whatever you find without verification of authenticity or value.
She reduces my effort and you increase it.
That is why a guru is a guru!! Guru Devo Bhava!!!
satyask
March 4, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Thanks for the clarification, it was quite confusing to think of the Atharva veda as being linked to the prANava [there are links of this I kind though, the Mandukya upanishad being an example]
I believe its you who is teaching us here, not the other way around. I have always heard that teachers have to work harder than students, because they are always challenged to be on their toes.
And of course, in the vedic tradition, only those worthy of being students are given the gift of learning from a teacher. So a teacher in that tradition will not stretch themselves unless they truly believe they are accomplishing something, i.e. building a student who will take the teachers gifted knowledge forward and not sit on it.
seeker
March 6, 2010 at 12:00 am
I am a sahapATin – co-student., not anything else…
satyask
March 6, 2010 at 7:05 am