Shloka 4
वेदव्यासः, चातुर्होत्रम्, ऋग्वेदशाखाः
Vyāsa’s Veda-division and Ṛgveda lineages
तद् अनेनैव वेदानां शाखाभेदान् द्विजोत्तम चतुर्युगेषु रचितान् समस्तेष्व् अवधारय
tad anenaiva vedānāṃ śākhābhedān dvijottama caturyugeṣu racitān samasteṣv avadhāraya
Vì vậy, hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng dvija, hãy từ chính lời thuật này mà thấu hiểu trọn vẹn mọi phân chia các chi phái Veda đã được lập qua bốn Yuga.
Sage Parāśara
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Enumeration of Vedic śākhā-divisions established across the four yugas
Teaching: Historical
Quality: instructional
Concept: To understand Veda properly one must grasp its śākhā-structure and historical organization across yugas, not merely isolated mantras.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Study with method: know your recension, its context, and the discipline of interpretation (śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, etc.) before drawing conclusions.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s revelation accommodates plurality of śākhās without losing unity—many valid modes expressing one tattva.
FAQs
This verse highlights that the Vedas are preserved and organized through multiple branches (śākhās), ensuring continuity of sacred knowledge across changing Yugas.
He frames Vedic arrangement as something established across the Caturyuga cycle, implying that as time and dharma shift, the presentation and transmission of knowledge is also structured accordingly.
Even when Vishnu is not named directly, the Purana’s worldview treats cosmic order—time cycles, dharma, and the safeguarding of Vedic revelation—as ultimately grounded in the Supreme Reality that Vishnu embodies.