Shloka 1
सामवेद–अथर्ववेदशाखाः, पुराणसंहिता, अष्टादशपुराणानि, विद्यास्थानानि
Sāma/Atharvan branches, Purāṇa compendium, 18 Purāṇas, knowledge taxonomy
सामवेदतरोः शाखा व्यासशिष्यः स जैमिनिः क्रमेण येन मैत्रेय बिभेद शृणु तन् मम
sāmavedataroḥ śākhā vyāsaśiṣyaḥ sa jaiminiḥ krameṇa yena maitreya bibheda śṛṇu tan mama
اے میتریہ، مجھ سے سنو—ویاس کے شاگرد جَیمِنی نے سام وید کے عظیم نغمہ درخت کی شاخوں کو ترتیب وار کیسے تقسیم کیا، میں بیان کرتا ہوں۔
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames the preservation of śruti through organized recensions, showing how Vedic knowledge is maintained across ages via authoritative lineages.
Parāśara presents a sequential, lineage-based account: Vyāsa teaches, and his disciple Jaimini then arranges the Sāma Veda into branches to ensure accurate continuity.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s framework treats cosmic order—including Vedic preservation and dharma—as sustained under Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty.