Atharvavedin
Atharvavedin · atharva-vedin, “one who knows the Atharvaveda”
Grammar: masculine noun; atharvaveda with -in: “one of the Atharvaveda“.
Meaning: a brāhmaṇa of the Atharvaveda.
In the scriptures: at the rite of Bhagavān Sūrya in the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa, the brāhmaṇas do homa in the kuṇḍas, each in his direction. The Ṛgvedin is in the east, the one of the Mādhyandina śākhā in the south, the one of the Yajurveda śākhā in the west, the Atharvavedin in the north, and the Bhojaka in the middle part of the kuṇḍa (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 136).
Related terms: Atharvaveda · Homa · Bhojaka
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 136