Internally the text asserts that it traces its own lineage to the Atharva Veda in a passage that Chinmayananda translates as "Thus says Atharvana" (Sanskrit:;).
Internally the text asserts that it traces its own lineage to the Atharva Veda. The claim appears in verse 21, which Chinmayananda translates as "Thus says Atharvana" (Sanskrit:;).