The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God - Verse 8
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 35 · Verse 8
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Sanskrit Original
वैशंपायनशिष्यो ऽसौ यजुर्वेदमकल्पयत। षडशीतिस्तु तेनोक्ताः संहिता यजुषां शुभाः।।
vaiśaṃpāyanaśiṣyo 'sau yajurvedamakalpayat| ṣaḍaśītistu tenoktāḥ saṃhitā yajuṣāṃ śubhāḥ||
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Sūta said:: The disciple of Vaiśampāyana composed Yajurveda. Eighty-six splendid Saṃhitās were expounded by him. He gave them to his disciples and they grasped them in accordance with the injunctions. One of them, Yājñavalkya of supreme power of penance, was excluded (? by the preceptor).