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सामवेद–अथर्ववेदशाखाः, पुराणसंहिता, अष्टादशपुराणानि, विद्यास्थानानि
Sāma/Atharvan branches, Purāṇa compendium, 18 Purāṇas, knowledge taxonomy
तैश् चापि सामवेदो ऽसौ शाखाभिर् बहुलीकृतः अथर्वणाम् अथो वक्ष्ये संहितानां समुच्चयम् अथर्ववेदं स मुनिः सुमन्तुर् अमितद्युतिः
taiś cāpi sāmavedo 'sau śākhābhir bahulīkṛtaḥ atharvaṇām atho vakṣye saṃhitānāṃ samuccayam atharvavedaṃ sa muniḥ sumantur amitadyutiḥ
Так и Самаведа благодаря им разрослась во множество ветвей. Теперь я изложу свод самхит Атхарвана: Атхарваведа — сияющая неугасающим светом — была вверена мудрецу Суманту.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse highlights that Vedic knowledge is preserved through many authorized recensions; the Sāma Veda becomes “manifold” via śākhās, ensuring continuity of sacred sound across regions and generations.
Parāśara signals a structured account of Atharvan saṃhitās and states that the Atharva Veda is entrusted to the sage Sumantu, presenting Vedic preservation as a deliberate lineage-based transmission.
Though not named directly in this line, the Vishnu Purana frames Vedic order and its guardianship as part of Vishnu’s sovereign maintenance of dharma—where revelation is protected through disciplined paramparā.