The latter knows the great person; the Atharvan, and the former know the original great person, _i.e._., the _tausa movens_ under the _causa efficiens_, etc.

In the Atharvan appears first the worship of Time, Love, 'Support' (Skambha), and the 'highest _brahma_.
The cult of the holy cow is fully recognized (XII.

4 and 5).

The late ritualistic terms, as well as linguistic evidence, confirm the fact indicated by the geographical advance.

The country is known from western Balkh to eastern Beh[=a]r, the latter familiarly.[9] In a word, one may conclude that on its higher side the Atharvan is later than the Rig Veda, while on its lower side of demonology one may recognize the religion of the lower classes as compared with that of the two upper classes--for the latter the Rig Veda, for the superstitious people at large the Atharvan, a collection of which the origin agrees with its application.