Shloka 16

सामवेद–अथर्ववेदशाखाः, पुराणसंहिता, अष्टादशपुराणानि, विद्यास्थानानि

Sāma/Atharvan branches, Purāṇa compendium, 18 Purāṇas, knowledge taxonomy

Devanagari script

प्रख्यातो व्यासशिष्यो ऽभूत् सूतो वै रोमहर्षणः पुराणसंहितां तस्मै ददौ व्यासो महामुनिः

Transliteration

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

Translation

ສູຕະຜູ້ມີຊື່ສຽງ ນາມວ່າ ໂຣມະຫັຣຊະນະ ໄດ້ເປັນສິດຂອງ ວະຍາສະ; ມະຫາມຸນີ ວະຍາສະ ໄດ້ມອບ “ປຸຣານະສັງຫິຕາ” ໃຫ້ເຂົາ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ຄວາມຈື່ຈຳອັນສັກສິດແຫ່ງ ທັມມະ ກະສັດ ຍຸກ ແລະພຣະບັນຊາຂອງ ພຣະວິດສະນຸ ດຳລົງສືບໄປຕາມການເວລາ.

Word by Word

प्रख्यातःwell-known, renowned

व्यासशिष्यःdisciple of Vyāsa

अभूत्was, became

सूतःSūta (the narrator/bard)

वैindeed

रोमहर्षणःRomaharṣaṇa

पुराणसंहिताम्the Purāṇa compilation/collection

तस्मैto him

ददौgave

व्यासःVyāsa

महामुनिःthe great sage

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Romaharṣaṇa (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Sūta

Purāṇasaṃhitā

FAQs

What is the significance of Romaharṣaṇa in the Vishnu Purana tradition?

This verse presents Romaharṣaṇa as Vyāsa’s famed disciple who receives the Purāṇasaṃhitā, establishing him as a key transmitter of Purāṇic knowledge through the Sūta tradition.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the authority of the Purāṇas here?

By grounding the text in a recognized guru-disciple succession—Vyāsa entrusting the Purāṇic compendium to a qualified disciple—Parāśara signals continuity, preservation, and legitimacy of the tradition.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when the verse focuses on transmission, the underlying Purāṇic purpose is to preserve the narrative of dharma and cosmic order ultimately rooted in Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty across ages and lineages.