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Essay name: Purana Bulletin

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Affiliation: University of Kerala / Faculty of Oriental Studies

The "Purana Bulletin" is an academic journal published in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. They represent Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit and cover a wide range of subjects.

Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)

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पुराणम� -- [purāṇam -- ] PURANA
[Vol. VI., No. 1
चकार संहिता� पञ्च शिष्येभ्यः प्रददौ � ता� �
तस्य शिष्यास्तु ये पञ्च तेषा� नामानि वै शृणु �
मुद्गल� गोमुखश्चैव वात्स्यः शाली� एव � �
शरीरः पञ्चमश्चासीन्मैत्रे� सुमहामति� ||
संहितात्रितय� चक्र� शाकपूर्णिस्तथेतर� �
निरुक्तमकरोत्तद्वचतुर्थं
मुनिसत्त� �
क्रौञ्चो वैतालिकस्तद्वद्वलाकश्च
महामुनिः �
निरुक्तकृच्चतुर्थोऽभृद्वेदवेदाȨगपारगः

इत्येताः प्रतिशाखाभ्य� ह्यनुशाख�
द्विजोत्तम �
बाप्कलश्चापरास्तिस्रस्संहिता� कृतवान�
द्वि� �
शिष्यः
कालायनिर्गार्ग्यस्तृतीयश्च कथाजवः �
इत्येत� बहुवृचाः प्रोक्तास्संहिता यै� प्रवर्तिता� �
[cakāra saṃhitā� pañca śiṣyebhya� pradadau ca tā� |
tasya śiṣyāstu ye pañca teṣāṃ nāmāni vai śṛṇu ||
mudgalo gomukhaścaiva vātsya� śālīya eva ca |
śarīra� pañcamaścāsīnmaitreya sumahāmati� ||
saṃhitātritaya� cakre śākapūrṇistathetara� |
Ծܰٲ첹dzٳٲ屹ٳܰٳ�
munisattama ||
krauñco vaitālikastadvadvalākaśca
mahāmuni� |
Ծܰٲṛcٳܰٳ'ṛd岹ṅg�
||
ityetā� pratiśākhābhyo hyanuśākhā
dvijottama |
bāpkalaścāparāstisrassaṃhitā� kṛtavān
dvija ||
śṣy�
kālāyanirgārgyastṛtīyaśca kathājava� |
ityete bahuvṛcā� proktāssaṃhitā yai� pravartitā� ||
]
Vismu-P, 3. 4. 16-26
The Śrīmadbhāgavata sets forth the Rgvedic schools in the
following verses:
पैलः स्वसंहितामूच� इन्द्रप्रमितये मुनि� �
बाष्कलाय � सोप्या� शिष्येभ्यः संहिता� स्वकाम� ||
चतुर्ध� व्यस्य बोध्या� याज्ञवल्क्या� भार्गव �
पराशरायाग्निमित्रे इन्द्रप्रमितिरात्मवान् �
अध्यापयत्संहितां स्वा� माण्डूकेयमृषिं कविम� �
तस्य शिष्यो देवमित्र� सौभर्यादिभ्य ऊचिवान� �
शाकल्यस्तत्सुत� स्वा� तु पञ्चधाव्यस्य संहिताम् �
वात्स्यमुद्गलशालीयगोखल्यशिशिरेष्वधात् [paila� svasaṃhitāmūce indrapramitaye muni� |
bāṣkalāya ca sopyāha śiṣyebhya� saṃhitā� svakām ||
caturdhā vyasya bodhyāya yājñavalkyāya bhārgava |
parāśarāyāgnimitre indrapramitirātmavān ||
adhyāpayatsaṃhitā� svā� māṇḍūkeyamṛṣi� kavim |
tasya śiṣyo devamitra� saubharyādibhya ūcivān ||
śākalyastatsuta� svā� tu pañcadhāvyasya saṃhitām |
ٲⲹܻ岵śīⲹǰ󲹱ⲹśśṣv
]
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जातूकर्ण्यश्� तच्छिष्य� सनिरुक्तां स्वसंहिताम� �
बलाक पैनवैतालविरनेभ्य� दद� मुनि� �
बाष्कलिः प्रतिशाखाभ्य� वालखिल्याख्यसंहिताम् �
चक्र� बालायनिर्भज्यः कासारश्चैव ता� दधुः �
[jātūkarṇyaśca tacchiṣya� saniruktā� svasaṃhitām |
balāka painavaitālaviranebhyo dadau muni� ||
bāṣkali� pratiśākhābhyo vālakhilyākhyasaṃhitām |
cakre bālāyanirbhajya� kāsāraścaiva tā� dadhu� ||
]
Bhāgavata-P., XII. 654-59
Jun., 1964] SĀKHAS OF RGVEDA IN THE PURĀNAS
101 Besides these Purāṇas, in which the Sākhās are mentioned
in detail, the Devi-Bhāgavata (II. 2. 45.), the Agni (270.2) and
the Kürma (Purvārdha ch. 52 ) also mention some of the schools of
the Rgveda.
detail.
Here some of the important Sākhās are discussed in
The Sakala-Sākhā
The extant text of the Rgveda belongs to the school of the
Śakalas. Its importance, superiority and unbroken continuity may be
judged from its survival. It certainly possesses some overwhelming
qualities due to which it has been preserved. The authority of
Sakalya, the founder of this Sākhā is cited by Panini, Patanjali
and the Aśvalāyana and Sankhāyana Gṛhyasutras.
The school of Sakalya is clearly referred to in the Puranas,
where he is described as Devamitra or Vedamitra Śakalya. The
RK-Prātiśākhya, too, mentions him as Vedamitra Sakalya.
According to the Purānas Śakalya was the son of Manḍūkeya Rṣi.
He learnt the Rgveda-Samhitā and taught it to Vatsya, Mudgala,
Sālīya, Gokhalya and Sisira.' He is also stated to have been a
pupil of Satyaśrī� and the founder of a Śākhā.
A story is narrated in the Vayu and Brahmaṇḍa Purāṇas
about the death of Sakalya. During the sacrifice of King Janaka,
there arose a dispute as to who was the most learned among those
present. The prize was won by Yajnavalkya but Śakalya insulted
him and was cursed. He died on the spot. A similar story is related
in the Bṛhadaranya ka-upaniṣad. According to it, in the sacrifice
of Janaka, the Videha, a discussion started between Sakalya
Vidagdha and Yajnavalkya. Yajnavalkya said that if Säkalya
was unable to answer his questions his head would fall down on
the earth. Śakalya Vidagdha could not answer those questions
1. शाकल्यस्तत्सुत� स्वा� तु पञ्चवा व्यस्य संहिताम् �
वात्स्यमुद्गलशालीयगोखल्यशिशिरेष्वधात् ।।
[śākalyastatsuta� svā� tu pañcavā vyasya saṃhitām |
ٲⲹܻ岵śīⲹǰ󲹱ⲹśśṣv ||
]
Bhāg., XII. 6.57; see also Brahmānda, II. 35.1 ; Vayu 60-32.
2. Brahmanda, II. 34. 32-57; Vayu, 60. 31-63.

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