Shloka 21
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
पुराणसंहिताश्चक्रुर्बहुलाः परमर्षयः ।
वेदानां प्रविभागश्च कृतस्तैस्तु सहस्रशः ॥
purāṇasaṃhitāś cakrur bahulāḥ paramarṣayaḥ | vedānāṃ pravibhāgaś ca kṛtas tais tu sahasraśaḥ ||
Para resi agung menyusun banyak himpunan Purāṇa, dan mereka juga membuat pembagian-pembagian Veda—sungguh dalam ribuan cara.
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FAQs
Tradition is both revealed and curated: seers safeguard revelation by organizing it for transmission. This legitimizes diversity of recensions while emphasizing continuity of intent (dharma-preservation).
Not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa item; it explains the mechanics of how sarga/vaṃśa materials are preserved—through saṃhitā formation and Vedic śākhā division.
‘Thousands of divisions’ hints that truth can be refracted into many pedagogical forms without being diminished—unity of meaning, plurality of expression.