![]() Sama Veda and Yajur Veda have their basis upon Rig Veda, while Atharva Veda stays independent of Rig Veda. The civilization that produced all of them, though having distinct traditions was one and the same and exhibited a unity in diversity. Vedas, though distinct, were never isolated from each other in their development and thus had several inter relationships. ![]() ![]() Thus we can safely conclude that Atharva Veda continued to grow during the period when the composition of the Epics and Puranas were initiated. It also contains passing reference of a city named Varanavati which is mentioned extensively in Mahabharata as a Kuru city. We also find in it the mention of the epics ( Itihasa) and the Puranas ( Purana). Hence we find mention of Sama Veda ( Sama, Saman, Samans) and Yajur Veda ( Yajus) in Atharva Veda. However it can be told with certainty that Atharva Veda continued to grow even after Rig Veda was frozen. Researchers are still to precisely tell whether it was an Atharva Vedic hymn or a Rig Vedic hymn that emerged first, and even if a precedence is established, it is even difficult to tell how much significant temporal gap exist between the formation of these hymns. It is difficult to tell precisely, which tradition started first. From the analysis it is clear that Atharva Veda emerged as a Vedic tradition that ran parallel to Rig Vedic tradition.
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