is a critical edition of Kramapâttha and Jatapâtha forms of recitational permutations of several sections of the Saunakîya Atharvaveda available in six rare manuscripts found in Pune, India.

Such recitational variations for the Atharvaveda are no longer available in the surviving oral tradition in India, and hence the texts critically edited here by Madhav M. Deshpande provide a rare access to these materials.

Some of these recitational variations are defined in the ancient text, Saunakîyâ Caturaadhyâyikâ, which was recently published in a critical edition in the HOS (vol. 52, 1997).  The texts offered here allow a scholar to compare the recitational tradition of the Atharvaveda with those of other Vedas, which are still available in the surviving oral tradition.

The edition is enriched by a detailed introduction that investigates the historical origins, development, and significance of these recitational permutations.