Shloka 18
सामवेद–अथर्ववेदशाखाः, पुराणसंहिता, अष्टादशपुराणानि, विद्यास्थानानि
Sāma/Atharvan branches, Purāṇa compendium, 18 Purāṇas, knowledge taxonomy
काश्यपः संहिताकर्ता सावर्णिः शांशपायनः रोमहर्षणिका चान्या तिसॄणां मूलसंहिता
kāśyapaḥ saṃhitākartā sāvarṇiḥ śāṃśapāyanaḥ romaharṣaṇikā cānyā tisṝṇāṃ mūlasaṃhitā
Kāśyapa menjadi penyusun sebuah Saṃhitā; demikian juga Sāvarṇi dan Śāṁśapāyana. Ada pula satu lagi, Romaharṣaṇikā—itulah saṃhitā akar yang mula bagi tiga tradisi.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
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It marks the earliest authoritative redactions through which Purāṇic knowledge is stabilized and transmitted, grounding later recensions in an acknowledged lineage.
By naming recognized compilers/redactors, Parāśara frames Purāṇic knowledge as handed down through accountable human transmitters rather than as an anonymous, untraceable text.
Even when discussing textual lineages, the Purāṇa’s aim is continuity of dharma and right knowledge that culminates in devotion to Vishnu as the supreme sustaining reality behind cosmic order.