Shloka 44
Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema
यथा बिभेद भगवान् व्यासः सर्वेष्वनुग्रहात् । तस्य शिष्यप्रशिष्यैश्च शाखाभेदाः पुनः कृताः
yathā bibheda bhagavān vyāsaḥ sarveṣvanugrahāt | tasya śiṣyapraśiṣyaiśca śākhābhedāḥ punaḥ kṛtāḥ
ดุจดังพระภควานวยาสะทรงแบ่งพระเวทด้วยพระกรุณาเกื้อกูลแก่สรรพชน ฉันนั้น ศิษย์และศิษย์สืบศิษย์ของท่านก็ได้จัดทำความแตกแขนงเป็นสาขา (ศาขา) ขึ้นอีกครั้ง
Narratorial voice (contextual narrator in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; no explicit dialogue marker in this verse alone)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वेष्वनुग्रहात् = सर्वेषु + अनुग्रहात्; शिष्यप्रशिष्यैश्च = शिष्यप्रशिष्यैः + च. शिष्यप्रशिष्यैः treated as द्वन्द्व-समास (शिष्याः च प्रशिष्याः च).
FAQs
It explains that Vyāsa divided the Veda for the benefit of all, and that later his disciples and grand-disciples further organized the tradition into multiple Vedic branches (śākhās).
It refers to distinct recensional branches of Vedic learning—lineages of textual arrangement, chanting, and teaching—formed and maintained through transmission in specific guru-disciple traditions.
Knowledge meant for public good should be made accessible and preserved responsibly; the verse praises compassionate organization (Vyāsa’s division) and faithful stewardship through lineage (disciples maintaining and refining branches).