atharvÄá¹…girasÄm ÄsÄ«t
sumantur dÄruṇo muniḥ
itihÄsa-purÄṇÄnÄá¹
pitÄ me romahará¹£aṇaḥ
atharva - the Atharva Veda; aá¹…girasÄm - unto the ṛṣi Aá¹…girÄ; ÄsÄ«t - was entrusted; sumantuḥ - also known as Sumantu Muni; dÄruṇaḥ - seriously devoted to the Atharva Veda; muniḥ - the sage; itihÄsa-purÄṇÄnÄm - of the historical records and the PurÄṇas; pitÄ - father; me - mine; romahará¹£aṇaḥ - the ṛṣi Romahará¹£aṇa.
In the Å›ruti-mantras also it is stated that Aá¹…girÄ Muni, who strictly followed the rigid principles of the Atharva Veda, was the leader of the followers of the Atharva Veda.