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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.4.22
atharvāńgirasām āsīt
sumantur dāruṇo muniḥ
itihāsa-purāṇānāḿ
pitā me romaharṣaṇaḥ
SYNONYMS
atharva — the Atharva Veda; ańgirasām — unto the ṛṣi Ańgirā; āsīt — was entrusted; sumantuḥ — also known as Sumantu Muni; dāruṇaḥ — seriously devoted to the Atharva Veda; muniḥ — the sage; itihāsa-purāṇānām — of the historical records and the Purāṇas; pitā — father; me — mine; romaharṣaṇaḥ — the ṛṣi Romaharṣaṇa.
TRANSLATION
The Sumantu Muni Ańgirā, who was very devotedly engaged, was entrusted with the Atharva Veda. And my father, Romaharṣaṇa, was entrusted with the Purāṇas and historical record
PURPORT
In the śruti-mantras also it is stated that Ańgirā Muni, who strictly followed the rigid principles of the Atharva Vedas, was the leader of the followers of the Atharva Vedas.
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