Q. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(a) Rig-veda<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) Yajur-veda<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(c) Atharva-veda<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(d) Sama-veda<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ans: (c) Atharva-veda<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explanation: The Veda that contains an account of magical charms and spells is the Atharva-veda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Atharva-veda is one of the four Vedas, the sacred texts of Hinduism. It is considered the fourth Veda and is distinct from the other three (Rig-veda, Yajur-veda, and Sama-veda) in terms of its content and style. While the other three Vedas primarily contain hymns, prayers, rituals, and philosophical discourses, the Atharva-veda includes a wide range of subjects, including magical charms, spells, healing practices, and incantations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These magical charms and spells in the Atharva-veda were believed to have the power to ward off evil, bring good fortune, protect against diseases, and address various everyday concerns. It reflects a different aspect of ancient Indian society and its belief in the supernatural and magical practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the correct answer to your question is (c) Atharva-veda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Q. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells? (a) Rig-veda (b) Yajur-veda (c) Atharva-veda (d) Sama-veda Ans: (c) Atharva-veda Explanation: The Veda that contains an account of magical charms and spells is the Atharva-veda. The Atharva-veda is one of the four Vedas, the sacred texts of Hinduism. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":149662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018],"tags":[5019],"class_list":["post-149661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-quiz","tag-upsc-history-quiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149663,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149661\/revisions\/149663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}