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Chapter 6

अध्यायः 6

Amsha III — Manvantara, Chapter 6

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 1

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.1

सामवेदतरोः शाखा व्यासशिष्यः स जैमिनिः क्रमेण येन मैत्रेय बिभेद शृणु तन मम ।।

sāmavedataroḥ śākhā vyāsaśiṣyaḥ sa jaiminiḥ krameṇa yena maitreya bibheda śṛṇu tan mama ||

The branch of the Sama Veda, Jaimini, a disciple of Vyasa, is the one who, in sequence, explained to Maitreya; listen to that which is mine.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 2

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.2

सुमन्तुस तस्य पुत्रो ऽभूत सुकर्मास्याप्य अभूत सुतः अधीतवन्ताव एकैकां संहितां तौ महामुनी ।।

sumantus tasya putro 'bhūt sukarmāsyāpy abhūt sutaḥ adhītavantāv ekaikāṃ saṃhitāṃ tau mahāmunī ||

Sumantu was his son, and Sukarma was also his son. Both the great sages studied each of the Samhitas.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 3

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.3

साहस्रं संहिताभेदं सुकर्मा तत्सुतस ततः चकार तं च तच्छिष्यौ जगृहाते महाव्रतौ ।।

sāhasraṃ saṃhitābhedaṃ sukarmā tatsutas tataḥ cakāra taṃ ca tacchiṣyau jagṛhāte mahāvratau ||

Sukarma, the son, created a thousand divisions of the Samhita, and he, along with his disciples, accepted the great vows.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 4

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.4

हिरण्यनाभः कौसल्यः पौष्पिञ्जिश च द्विजोत्तम उदीच्याः सामगाः शिष्यास तस्य पञ्चदश स्मृताः ।।

hiraṇyanābhaḥ kausalyaḥ pauṣpiñjiś ca dvijottama udīcyāḥ sāmagāḥ śiṣyās tasya pañcadaśa smṛtāḥ ||

Hiranyanabha, Kausalya, and Poushpinjisha, the best of the twice-born, had fifteen disciples who were the singers of the Uddhichya.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 5

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.5

हिरण्यनाभात तावत्यः संहिता यैर द्विजोत्तमैः गृहीतास ते ऽपि चोच्यन्ते पण्डितैः प्राच्यसामगाः ।।

hiraṇyanābhāt tāvatyaḥ saṃhitā yair dvijottamaiḥ gṛhītās te 'pi cocyante paṇḍitaiḥ prācyasāmagāḥ ||

From Hiranyanabha, the Samhitas were taken by the best of the twice-born, and these are also mentioned by the learned as the Eastern Samagas.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 6

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.6

लोकाक्षिः कुथुमिश चैव कुषीदी लाङ्गलिस तथा पौष्पिञ्जिशिष्यास तद्भेदैः संहिता बहुलीकृताः ।।

lokākṣiḥ kuthumiś caiva kuṣīdī lāṅgalis tathā pauṣpiñjiśiṣyās tadbhedaiḥ saṃhitā bahulīkṛtāḥ ||

Lokakshi, Kuthumi, and Kushedi, along with Langalis and others, have compiled numerous texts with various distinctions.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 7

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.7

हिरण्यनाभशिष्यश च चतुर्विंशतिसंहिताः प्रोवाच कृतिनामासौ शिष्येभ्यः सुमहामतिः ।।

hiraṇyanābhaśiṣyaś ca caturviṃśatisaṃhitāḥ provāca kṛtināmāsau śiṣyebhyaḥ sumahāmatiḥ ||

Hiranyanabha's disciple spoke the twenty-four compilations to the great sage.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 8

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.8

तैश चापि सामवेदो ऽसौ शाखाभिर बहुलीकृतः अथर्वणाम अथो वक्ष्ये संहितानां समुच्चयम अथर्ववेदं स मुनिः सुमन्तुर अमितद्युतिः ।।

taiś cāpi sāmavedo 'sau śākhābhir bahulīkṛtaḥ atharvaṇām atho vakṣye saṃhitānāṃ samuccayam atharvavedaṃ sa muniḥ sumantur amitadyutiḥ ||

This Sama Veda, compiled with its branches, I will now explain the collection of the Atharva Vedas, by the sage Sumantu of immense brilliance.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 9

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.9

शिष्यम अध्यापयाम आस कबन्धं सो ऽपि तं द्विधा कृत्वा तु देवदर्शाय तथा पथ्याय दत्तवान ।।

śiṣyam adhyāpayām āsa kabandhaṃ so 'pi taṃ dvidhā kṛtvā tu devadarśāya tathā pathyāya dattavān ||

He taught his disciple Kabandha, dividing the teachings for divine vision and for guidance.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 10

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.10

देवदर्शस्य शिष्यास तु मौद्गो ब्रह्मबलिस तथा शौल्कायनिः पिप्पलादस तथान्यो मुनिसत्तम ।।

devadarśasya śiṣyās tu maudgo brahmabalis tathā śaulkāyaniḥ pippalādas tathānyo munisattama ||

Among the disciples of Devadarsha are Maudga, Brahmabali, Shaulkayani, Pippalada, and other great sages.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 11

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.11

पथ्यस्यापि त्रयः शिष्याः कृता यैर द्विज संहिताः जाजलिः कुमुदादिश च तृतीयः शौनको द्विज ।।

pathyasyāpi trayaḥ śiṣyāḥ kṛtā yair dvija saṃhitāḥ jājaliḥ kumudādiś ca tṛtīyaḥ śaunako dvija ||

Three disciples were made of the path, by whom the Brahmin scriptures were compiled: Jājali, Kumudādi, and the third was the Brahmin Śaunaka.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 12

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.12

शौनकस तु द्विधा कृत्वा ददाव एकां तु बभ्रवे द्वितीयां संहितां प्रादात सैन्धवाय च संज्ञिने ।।

śaunakas tu dvidhā kṛtvā dadāv ekāṃ tu babhrave dvitīyāṃ saṃhitāṃ prādāt saindhavāya ca saṃjñine ||

Śaunaka, having divided it into two, gave one to Babhrava and the second to the one known as Saindhava.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 13

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.13

सैन्धवान मुञ्जकेशश च ऽभिनद वेदं द्विधा पुनः नक्षत्रकल्पो वेदानां संहितानां तथैव च ।।

saindhavān muñjakeśaś ca 'bhinad vedaṃ dvidhā punaḥ nakṣatrakalpo vedānāṃ saṃhitānāṃ tathaiva ca ||

Saindhava and Muñjakeśa again divided the Veda into two, as well as the scriptures of the stars.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 14

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.14

चतुर्थः स्याद आङ्गिरसः शान्तिकल्पश च पञ्चमः श्रेष्ठास त्व अथर्वणाम एते संहितानां विकल्पकाः ।।

caturthaḥ syād āṅgirasaḥ śāntikalpaś ca pañcamaḥ śreṣṭhās tv atharvaṇām ete saṃhitānāṃ vikalpakāḥ ||

The fourth would be Āṅgirasa, and the fifth is Śāntikalpa; these are the alternatives of the scriptures of the Atharva.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 15

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.15

आख्यानैश चाप्य उपाख्यानैर गाथाभिः कल्पशुद्धिभिः पुराणसंहितां चक्रे पुराणार्थविशारदः ।।

ākhyānaiś cāpy upākhyānair gāthābhiḥ kalpaśuddhibhiḥ purāṇasaṃhitāṃ cakre purāṇārthaviśāradaḥ ||

With narratives and sub-narratives, and verses purifying the composition, the scholar created the Purāṇa scripture.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 16

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.16

प्रख्यातो व्यासशिष्यो ऽभूत सूतो वै रोमहर्षणः पुराणसंहितां तस्मै ददौ व्यासो महामुनिः ।।

prakhyāto vyāsaśiṣyo 'bhūt sūto vai romaharṣaṇaḥ purāṇasaṃhitāṃ tasmai dadau vyāso mahāmuniḥ ||

The renowned disciple of Vyasa, Soot, known as Romaharshana, received the Purana compilation from the great sage Vyasa.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 17

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.17

सुमतिश चाग्निवर्चाश च मित्रायुः शांशपायनः अकृतव्रणो ऽथ सावर्णिः षट शिष्यास तस्य चाभवन ।।

sumatiś cāgnivarcāś ca mitrāyuḥ śāṃśapāyanaḥ akṛtavraṇo 'tha sāvarṇiḥ ṣaṭ śiṣyās tasya cābhavan ||

Sumati, Agnivarchas, Mitrayu, and Shanshapayana, along with the unblemished Savarni, became his six disciples.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 18

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.18

काश्यपः संहिताकर्ता सावर्णिः शांशपायनः रोमहर्षणिका चान्या तिसॄणां मूलसंहिता ।।

kāśyapaḥ saṃhitākartā sāvarṇiḥ śāṃśapāyanaḥ romaharṣaṇikā cānyā tisṝṇāṃ mūlasaṃhitā ||

Kashyapa, the compiler of the texts, Savarni, Shanshapayana, and others are the root texts of Romaharshana.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 19

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.19

चतुष्टयेनाप्य एतेन संहितानाम इदं मुने ।।

catuṣṭayenāpy etena saṃhitānām idaṃ mune ||

This is the collection of texts by the sage, even with a quartet.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 20

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.20

आद्यं सर्वपुराणानां पुराणं ब्राह्मम उच्यते अष्टादश पुराणानि पुराणज्ञाः प्रचक्षते ।।

ādyaṃ sarvapurāṇānāṃ purāṇaṃ brāhmam ucyate aṣṭādaśa purāṇāni purāṇajñāḥ pracakṣate ||

The first of all Puranas is called Brahma Purana; the learned declare there are eighteen Puranas.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 21

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.21

ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं भागवतं तथा तथान्यं नारदीयं च मार्कण्डेयं च सप्तमम ।।

brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ tathā tathānyaṃ nāradīyaṃ ca mārkaṇḍeyaṃ ca saptamam ||

The Brahma Purana, the Padma Purana, the Vaishnava Purana, the Shaiva Purana, the Bhagavata Purana, and others, including the Naradiya and Markandeya, are the seventh.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 22

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.22

आग्नेयम अष्टमं चैव भविष्यं नवमं तथा दशमं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं लैङ्गम एकादशं स्मृतम ।।

āgneyam aṣṭamaṃ caiva bhaviṣyaṃ navamaṃ tathā daśamaṃ brahmavaivartaṃ laiṅgam ekādaśaṃ smṛtam ||

The Agneya Purana is the eighth, the Bhavishya Purana is the ninth, and the Brahma Vaivarta is the tenth, while the Lingam is considered the eleventh.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 23

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.23

वाराहं द्वादशं चैव स्कान्दं चात्र त्रयोदशम चतुर्दशं वामनं च कौर्मं पञ्चदशं स्मृतम मात्स्यं च गारुडं चैव ब्रह्माण्डं च ततः परम ।।

vārāhaṃ dvādaśaṃ caiva skāndaṃ cātra trayodaśam caturdaśaṃ vāmanaṃ ca kaurmaṃ pañcadaśaṃ smṛtam mātsyaṃ ca gāruḍaṃ caiva brahmāṇḍaṃ ca tataḥ param ||

The Varaha Purana is the twelfth, the Skanda Purana is the thirteenth, the Vamana Purana is the fourteenth, the Kurma Purana is the fifteenth, and the Matsya and Garuda Purana are beyond that.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 24

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.24

सर्गश च प्रतिसर्गश च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च सर्वेष्व एतेषु कथ्यन्ते वंशानुचरितं च यत ।।

sargaś ca pratisargaś ca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca sarveṣv eteṣu kathyante vaṃśānucaritaṃ ca yat ||

The creation, the re-creation, the genealogies, and the Manvantaras are all described in these; the stories of the dynasties are also included.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 25

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.25

यद एतत तव मैत्रेय पुराणं कथ्यते मया एतद वैष्णवसंज्ञं वै पाद्मस्य समनन्तरम ।।

yad etat tava maitreya purāṇaṃ kathyate mayā etad vaiṣṇavasaṃjñaṃ vai pādmasya samanantaram ||

What I have narrated is your Maitreya Purana; this is indeed known as the Vaishnava, immediately following the Padma Purana.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 26

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.26

सर्गे च प्रतिसर्गे च वंशमन्वन्तरादिषु कथ्यते भगवान विष्णुर अशेषेष्व एव सत्तम ।।

sarge ca pratisarge ca vaṃśamanvantarādiṣu kathyate bhagavān viṣṇur aśeṣeṣv eva sattama ||

In the creation and re-creation, and in the lineages and Manvantaras, the Supreme Lord Vishnu is spoken of as the ultimate being.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 27

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.27

अङ्गानि चतुरो वेदा मीमांसा न्यायविस्तरः पुराणं धर्मशास्त्रं च विद्या ह्य एताश चतुर्दश ।।

aṅgāni caturo vedā mīmāṃsā nyāyavistaraḥ purāṇaṃ dharmaśāstraṃ ca vidyā hy etāś caturdaśa ||

The four limbs are the Vedas, Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya, and the Purāṇas; these fourteen branches of knowledge are indeed established.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 28

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.28

आयुर्वेदो धनुर्वेदो गान्धर्वश चैव ते त्रयः अर्थशास्त्रं चतुर्थं तु विद्या ह्य अष्टादशैव ताः ।।

āyurvedo dhanurvedo gāndharvaś caiva te trayaḥ arthaśāstraṃ caturthaṃ tu vidyā hy aṣṭādaśaiva tāḥ ||

The three are the Āyurveda, Dhanurveda, and Gandharvaveda; the fourth is the Arthaśāstra, thus there are indeed eighteen branches of knowledge.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 29

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.29

ज्ञेया ब्रह्मर्षयः पूर्वं तेभ्यो देवर्षयः पुनः राजर्षयः पुनस तेभ्य ऋषिप्रकृतयस त्रयः ।।

jñeyā brahmarṣayaḥ pūrvaṃ tebhyo devarṣayaḥ punaḥ rājarṣayaḥ punas tebhya ṛṣiprakṛtayas trayaḥ ||

The Brahmarshis are to be known first, then the Devarshis, and subsequently the Rajarshis; these three are the sages of the Rishis.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 30

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.30

इति शाखाः समाख्याताः शाखाभेदास तथैव च कर्तारश चैव शाखानां भेदहेतुस तथोदितः ।।

iti śākhāḥ samākhyātāḥ śākhābhedās tathaiva ca kartāraś caiva śākhānāṃ bhedahetus tathoditaḥ ||

Thus, the branches are named, and the divisions of the branches are also stated; the authors of the branches and the reasons for their divisions are thus declared.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 31

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.31

सर्वमन्वन्तरेष्व एवं शाखाभेदाः समाः स्मृताः ।।

sarvamanvantareṣv evaṃ śākhābhedāḥ samāḥ smṛtāḥ ||

In all the Manvantaras, thus the divisions of branches are remembered as equal.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 32

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.32

प्राजापत्या श्रुतिर नित्या तद्विकल्पास त्व इमे द्विज ।।

prājāpatyā śrutir nityā tadvikalpās tv ime dvija ||

The eternal scripture of the Prajapati, these are the alternatives, O twice-born.

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Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 33

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 6.33

एतत तवोदितं सर्वं यत पृष्टो ऽहम इह त्वया मैत्रेय वेदसंबद्धं किम अन्यत कथयामि ते ।।

etat tavoditaṃ sarvaṃ yat pṛṣṭo 'ham iha tvayā maitreya vedasaṃbaddhaṃ kim anyat kathayāmi te ||

This entire discourse that you have spoken, O Maitreya, being related to the Vedas, what else shall I tell you?

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