Atharva Veda is also known as the Veda of 'magical formulas' and has made mathematics simpler. The binary system used in all modern computers and computer-based devices originated in the Atharvaveda. It also has the concept of `Zero'. Calculations that took hours were possible in just a few minutes with the help vedic mathematics - said Swami Nischalananada, the Shankaracharya of Govardhana Matha in Puri, Odisha