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सामवेद–अथर्ववेदशाखाः, पुराणसंहिता, अष्टादशपुराणानि, विद्यास्थानानि
Sāma/Atharvan branches, Purāṇa compendium, 18 Purāṇas, knowledge taxonomy
इति शाखाः समाख्याताः शाखाभेदास् तथैव च कर्तारश् चैव शाखानां भेदहेतुस् तथोदितः
iti śākhāḥ samākhyātāḥ śākhābhedās tathaiva ca kartāraś caiva śākhānāṃ bhedahetus tathoditaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശാഖകൾ പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടു; അവയുടെ ഭേദങ്ങളും; കൂടാതെ ആ ശാഖകളുടെ കർത്താക്കൾ (പ്രവർത്തകർ)യും, ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള ഭേദങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായ കാരണങ്ങളും പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse concludes that the Purana has already explained the Vedic branches, their subdivisions, and why they diverged—affirming the Purana’s role in mapping how sacred knowledge is preserved through distinct recensions.
He frames śākhā-differences as arising from identifiable bheda-hetus (causes) and from specific kartṛs (founders/compilers), presenting variation as structured transmission rather than loss of Vedic authority.
Even when discussing Vedic organization, the Vishnu Purana implicitly situates the Veda within cosmic order upheld by the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—so the continuity of śākhās reflects dharma sustained under divine sovereignty.