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Atharva Veda Pratishakhya

Atharva Veda Pratishakhya (Chaturadhyayi)

Atharva Veda Pratishakhya (Chaturadhyayi) is one of the structuring dynamics of Rk Veda. It highlights the DISSOLVING quality involved in structuring Rk Veda. With reference to consciousness, Chaturadhyayi comprises the specific sets of laws of Nature that are engaged in promoting the quality of Chhandas — the object of observation, which hides the dynamism of Devata in the witnessing quality of Rishi — within the Samhita level of consciousness, providing a structure to the eternally silent, self-referral, self-sufficient, fully awake state of consciousness, which is intimately personal to everyone. (complete table of qualities)

Atharva Veda Pratishakhya (Chaturadhyayi) represents the dissolving value of consciousness. Layer VI of the cerebral cortex contains pyramidal cells.

They send axons to the thalamus and keep its input in balance by dissolving unwanted inputs. Layer VI of the cerebral cortex corresponds to Atharva Veda Pratishakhya (Chaturadhyayi)

Human Physiology: Expression of Veda and the Vedic Literature — Prof. Tony Nader-Ram in Human Physiology: Expression of Veda and the Vedic Literature,
pp. 192
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi


Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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The coexistence of fully awake silence and fully awake dynamism within the structure of Samhita of Rishi, Devata, Chhandas presents the lively potential of total knowledge, lively potential of total intelligence — the Ultimate Reality, the Veda — the lively potential of infinite creativity in one's own self-referral consciousness, Transcendental Consciousness.

This explains how very important it is for everyone to practice Transcendental Meditation, which is the most direct, most natural, and most easy, effortless procedure to stabilize the quality of pure intelligence in the awareness, or consciousness, or intelligence, of every individual.

— Maharishi Absolute Theory of Government, p. 507
 
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Atharva Veda Yajur Veda Sama Veda Atharva Veda Pratishakhya (Chaturadhyayi) Krishna-Yajur-Veda Pratishakhya (Taittiriya) Sama Veda Pratishakhya (Pushpa Sutram) Atharva Veda Pratishakhya Shukl-Yajur-Veda Pratishakhya Rk Veda Pratishakhya Itihas Puran Smriti Brahmana Aranyak Upanishad Vyakaran Kalp Shiksha Jyotish Chhand Nirukt Nyaya Vaisheshik Samkhya Yoga Karma Mimansa Vedant Gandharva Veda Dhanur Veda Sthapatya Veda Harita Samhita Bhel Samhita Kashyap Samhita Charak Samhita Sushrut Samhita Vagbhatt Samhita Bhava-Prakash Samhita Sharngadhar Samhita Madhav Nidan Samhita