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A TMA-BODHAA URVA.
names are probably given to the hymns of that Veda to confei
on them greater authority and holiness.
ATMA-BODHA '
Knowledge
attributed to $ankaracharya. It has been printed, and a
of the soul/ A short work
translation of it was published in 1 8 1 2 by Taylor. There is a
Trench version by Neve and an English translation by Kearns
in the Indian Antiquary, voL v.
ATMAN, ATMA. The soul The principle of life. The
supreme souL
ATEEYA. A patronymic from Atri. A son or descendant
of Atri a ; people so called.
AIEI. An eater.' A .Rishi, and author of many Vedic
"
hymns. A Maharshi or great saint, who in the Vedas occurs
especially in hymns composed for the praise of Agni, Indra, the
Aswins, and the Viswa-devas. In the epic period he is con-
sidered as one of the ten Prajapatis or lords of creation engendered
by Manu for the purpose of creating the universe ; at a
later period he appears as a mind-born son of Brahma, and as
one of the seven .Zfo'shis who preside over the reign of Swayambhuva,
the first Manu, or, according to others, of Swarochisha, the
second, or of Yaivaswata, the seventh, He married Anasuya,
daughter of Daksha, and their son was Durvasas." Goldstucker".
In the Eamayana an account is given of the visit paid by Eama
and Sita to Atri and Anasuya in their hermitage south of Chitra-
kutfa. In the Pura?ias he was also father of Soma, the moon,
and the ascetic Dattatreya by his wife Anasuya. As a J&shi
he is one of the stars of the Great Bear.
ATJEYA. A J&hi, son of Urva and grandson of Bhrigu.
He is described in the Mahirbharata as son of the sage Chyavana
by his wife Arushl From his race he is called Bhargava. The
Mahir-bharata relates that a king named Knta-virya was very
liberal to his priests of the race of Bhrigu, and that they grew
rich upon his munificenca After his death, his descendants,
who had fallen into poverty, begged help from the Bhrigus, and
met with no liberal response. Some of them buried their money,
and when this was discovered the impoverished Kshatriyas were
so exasperated that they slew all the Bhngus down, to the chil-
dren in the womb. One woman concealed her unborn child in
her thigh, and the Kshatriyas being informed of this, sought the
child to kill it, but the child " issued forth from its mother's