अथर्वाङ्गिरसामासीत्सुमन्तुर्दारुणो मुनि: । इतिहासपुराणानां पिता मे रोमहर्षण: ॥ २२ ॥

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.


Text

The Sumantu Muni Aá¹…girÄ, who was very devotedly engaged, was entrusted with the Atharva Veda. And my father, Romahará¹£aṇa, was entrusted with the PurÄṇas and historical records.

Purport

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.