▁things , ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁considered ▁aus p icious ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁imp lying ▁host ile ▁sor c ery ▁practices . ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁positive ▁aus p icious ▁side ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁celebrated ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁Ath ar va ▁V eda ▁became ▁w ides p read . ▁The ▁latter ▁name ▁Ang iras ▁which ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁Ag ni ▁and ▁pri ests ▁in ▁the ▁V ed as , ▁states ▁George ▁Brown , ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁related ▁to ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁Ang ir ô s ▁found ▁in ▁an ▁Ar ama ic ▁text ▁from ▁N ipp ur . ▁ ▁Michael ▁W itz el ▁states ▁Ath ar van ▁roots ▁may ▁be ▁* ath ar wan ▁or ▁"[ anci ent ] ▁priest , ▁sor cer er ", ▁with ▁links ▁to ▁Av est an ▁ ā θ ra u uan ▁" p ri est " ▁and ▁To char ian ▁< * ath r , ▁" super ior ▁force ". ▁ ▁The ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁is ▁also ▁occasionally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁B hr g v ang iras ah ▁and ▁Bra hm av eda , ▁after ▁B hr igu ▁and ▁Bra h ma ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Text ▁ ▁The ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁books , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 3 0 ▁h ym ns ▁of ▁about ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁st anz as . ▁The ▁text ▁is , ▁state ▁Patrick ▁Oliv elle ▁and ▁other ▁sch ol ars , ▁a ▁historical ▁collection ▁of ▁belief s