Varaha Purana 197.22: Adhyaya 197, Shloka 22
The Division of the Gates of Yama’s City and the Description of the Tribunal Hall
निरुक्तमतिवादाश्च सामगान्धर्वशोभिताः ॥ धातुवादाश्च विविधा निरुक्ताश्चैव नैगमाः ॥
niruktamativādāś ca sāmagāndharvaśobhitāḥ | dhātuvādāś ca vividhā niruktāś caiva naigamāḥ ||
వారు నిరుక్తాధారిత చర్చలు, సుసంస్కృత వాదప్రతివాదాలతో సమృద్ధులు; సామగానం మరియు గాంధర్వ సంగీతకళతో శోభితులు; అలాగే ధాతువులపై వివిధ విశ్లేషణలు చేసి, నైగమ పరంపర ప్రకారం నిరుక్తవ్యాఖ్యానాలు చేసేవారు।
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