Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 76
Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage
सुकर्मा चापि तच्छिष्य: सामवेदतरोर्महान् । सहस्रसंहिताभेदं चक्रे साम्नां ततो द्विज ॥ ७६ ॥ हिरण्यनाभ: कौशल्य: पौष्यञ्जिश्च सुकर्मण: । शिष्यौ जगृहतुश्चान्य आवन्त्यो ब्रह्मवित्तम: ॥ ७७ ॥
sukarmā cāpi tac-chiṣyaḥ sāma-veda-taror mahān sahasra-saṁhitā-bhedaṁ cakre sāmnāṁ tato dvija
Si Sukarmā, isa pang alagad ni Jaimini, ay isang dakilang iskolar. O brāhmaṇa, hinati niya ang makapangyarihang punò ng Sāma Veda sa isang libong saṁhitā. Pagkaraan, tatlong alagad ni Sukarmā—si Hiraṇyanābha na anak ni Kuśala, si Pauṣyañji, at si Āvantya na lubhang mataas sa pagkaunawa sa Brahman—ang nangasiwa sa mga mantra ng sāma.
FAQs
It states that Sukarmā, in the Sama Veda lineage, organized the Sāman chants into a thousand distinct saṁhitā divisions, showing careful preservation through structured recensions.
Śukadeva is summarizing the post-Vyāsa transmission of Vedic knowledge—who carried which Veda and how it was subdivided—so Parīkṣit understands the historical continuity of śruti-paramparā.
It encourages systematic study and faithful transmission of sacred teachings—learning in an authentic lineage, keeping texts organized, and sharing knowledge without distortion.