Sambodhi 2000 Vol 23

Author(s): Jitendra B Shah, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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DR. N. M. KANSARA
SAMBODHI
AV. XIX, 32, 1 :
शतकाण्डो दुश्च्यवनः सहस्रपर्ण उत्तिरः ।
AV. XIX, 33, 1 :
HEUTET: Tachlus: ...!
But nowhere in the Atharvaveda Samhita, of both the Saunakiya or the Paippalāda sākhās, norin Sāyana's Commentary, nor in the Gopatha Brāhmana, nor in the Kausika Sutra, nor in the Vaitāna Sutra, nor in any of the Atharvaveda-parisistas, nor in the Angiras-kalpa, nor in the Karmapanjikā, Karma-samuccaya, nor in the Atharvana-rahasya do we find any of the stras as they are given by BKTM.
In this connection, BKTM has referred to Sthāpatyaveda which is said to be an Upaveda of the Atharvaveda. Monier-Williams26 notices the following under the word 'Upaveda' :
"upa-veda, as, m. 'secondary knowledge', N. of a class of writings subordinate or appended to the four Vedas (viz., the Ayurveda or science of medicine, to the Rgveda; the Dhanurveda or science of archery, to the Yajurveda; the Gāndharvaveda or science of music, to the Sāmaveda; and the Sastraveda or science of arms, to the Atharvaveda; this is according to the Caranavyuha, but Susruta and Bhāvaprakāśa make the Ayur-veda belong to the Atharvaveda; according to others, the Sthāpatyaveda or science of architecture, and Silpasāstra or knowledge of arts, are reckoned as the fourth Upaveda.”
The portion of the Atharvaveda, called Ganita-Sutra, according to BKTM, is also known as 'Sulba-sutra' and it is said to belong to the Atharvaveda, and deal with the art and science of the building of fire-altars. Hence it would rightly be a part of the Sthāpatyaveda.
We should note here that the religious rites of the Paippalādins, dealt with in their Kalpa and Paddhati - the Angirasa-kalpa and the Karma-panjikā - that have come down to us, are all of a Grhya character. They are to be performed on a single fire (ekāgni-sādhya), and not three, as is necessary for the Srauta rites. There was a Paippalāda Srauta Sutra in seven chapters,