The first half that is to be performed with Vāk is taken care of by Trayī, i.e.
Yajña has to be performed with Vāk (speech) and Manas (mind). “Brahmaveda” is also a synonym of Atharvaveda. (bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣat, 4.4.10)Ĭūlikopaniṣat and Vāyupurāṇa refer to Atharvaveda by the name “Bhṛguvistaraḥ”. Following the twenty Mantradraṣṭas the Veda also consists of twenty Kāṇḍas and it is also called Atharvāṅgirasaḥ Twenty Mantradraṣṭas (Ṛṣis) emerged from Atharvā and Aṅgirāḥ and they are called Atharvāṅgirasaḥ. While Brahma was performing Tapas for Sṛṣṭi (creation), Bhṛgu and Aṅgirāḥ emerged from him. Tatrāparā ṛgvedo yajurvedaḥ sāmavedo’tharvavedaḥ (muṇḍakopaniṣat, 1.5) Ṛgyajussāmātharvaṇaḥ catvāro vedāḥ (nṛsiṃhapūrvatāpanīyopaniṣat, 2) There is evidence in Vedic literature itself to the fact that Vedas are four – Niruktam (1.3.8) of Yāska also says Brahmā knows all four – atha kena brahmatvaṃ kriyate iti trayyā vidyayeti brūyāt. Yadṛcaiva hautraṃ kriyate yajuṣā”dhvaryavaṃ sāmnodgīthaṃ vyārabdhā trayī vidyā bhavati. Then what about Brahmā? He is supposed to be thorough in Atharvaveda and has to do with other three Vedas also. The above three Vedas are called Trayī and this term is popular in Vedic and secular literatures. In a Yāga, Hotā recites Ṛgveda, Adhvaryu Yajurveda and Udgātā Sāmaveda. Sāyaṇācārya authored a commentary on this Veda. Praśnopaniṣat, Muṇḍakopaniṣat and Māṇḍūkyopaniṣat are connected with Atharvaveda. Gopathabrāhmaṇam and three Upaniṣats, viz. A blend of prosody and prose is seen in this Veda. Unlike the other three Vedas, Atharvaveda consists of Mantras dealing with health, polity, society, exorcism etc. There were nine branches of this Veda and presently only two are available. Brahmā is the priest, who represents Atharvaveda during the performance of a Yāga. Atharvā is the name of the sage, who propagated the Veda. Atharvaveda is the last of the four parts of the mass of knowledge called Veda.
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