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 8, Part 1 (1966)
129 (of 340)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Jan., 1966] ŚĀKHĀS OF THE SĀMAVEDA IN THE PURĀNAS 121 In the circumstances, it is very hard to determine the exact name and number of the Samavedic Sākhās. Tradition is complex and no text can be said to be authentic. Various forms of even one name are to be seen. For instance, the name Langali occurs in the following forms: Bhāg. P. Mangali� Vāyu P. Ath. Parisista Saunaka's Caraṇavyūha Lāngalih Lāngalikā� Lāngalā� JAIMINI THE FOUNDER OF THE SAMAVEDIC SCHOOLS According to the Purāṇas, the Samaveda was first handed down to Jaimini by Vyāsa. Hence Jaimini was contemporary of Vedavyāsa. According to the Mahābhārata he was present in प्रोवा� संहिता� षट� तु पाराशयंस्त� कौथुमः | श्रासुरायण वैशाख्यौ वेदवृद्धपरायणौ � [provāca saṃhitā� ṣa� tu pārāśayaṃstu kauthuma� | śrāsurāyaṇa vaiśākhyau vedavṛddhaparāyaṇau || ] 41 प्राचीनयोगपुत्रश्च बुद्धिमांव पतञ्जलिः � कौथुमस्य तु भेदास्ते पाराशर्यस्� षट� स्मृता� � लाङ्गलिः शालिहोत्रश्च षट� षट� प्रोवा� संहिता� � [prācīnayogaputraśca buddhimāṃva patañjali� | kauthumasya tu bhedāste pārāśaryasya ṣa� smṛtā� || lāṅgali� śālihotraśca ṣa� ṣa� provāca saṃhitā� || ] 42 भालुकि� कामहानिश्च जैमिनि� लोमगायनि� � कराड� कोहलश्चै� षडेत� लाङ्गलाः स्मृता� � एत� लाङ्गलिन� शिष्या� संहिता� यै� प्रसाधिताः � [bhāluki� kāmahāniśca jaimini� lomagāyani� | karāḍaca kohalaścaiva ṣaḍete lāṅgalā� smṛtā� || ete lāṅgalina� śiṣyā� saṃhitā� yai� prasādhitā� || ] 43 तत� हिरण्यनाभस्य कृतशिष्य� नृपात्मज� � सोऽकरो� चतुर्विंशत्संहित� द्विपदां वर� � [tato hiraṇyanābhasya kṛtaśiṣyo nṛpātmaja� | so'karoca caturviṃśatsaṃhitā dvipadā� vara� || ] 44 प्रोवा� चै� शिष्येभ्यो येभ्यस्तांश्� निबोधत � राजश्व महवीर्यंश्� पञ्चमो वाहनस्तथ� � [provāca caiva śiṣyebhyo yebhyastāṃśca nibodhata | rājaśva mahavīryaṃśca pañcamo vāhanastathā || ] 45 तालक� पाण्डकश्चै� कालिको राजिकस्तथा � गौतमश्चाजवस्तश्व पृष्टघ्न� परिकृष्टश्� उलूखलक सोमराजापतत्त� � [tālaka� pāṇḍakaścaiva kāliko rājikastathā | gautamaścājavastaśva pṛṣṭaghna� parikṛṣṭaśca ulūkhalaka somarājāpatatta� || ] 46 एव � � यवीसश्व वैशालो अङ्गुलीयश्च कौशिकः � [eva ca | yavīsaśva vaiśālo aṅgulīyaśca kauśika� || ] 47 सालमञ्जरिसत्यश्च कापीयः कानिकश्च यः � पराशरश्च धर्मात्म� इत� क्रान्तास्तु सामगाः � [sālamañjarisatyaśca kāpīya� kānikaśca ya� | parāśaraśca dharmātmā iti krāntāstu sāmagā� || ] 48 सामगानान्त� सर्वेषां श्रेष्ठौ द्वौ तु प्रकीर्तितौ � पौष्यञ्जिश्च कृतिश्चै� संहिताना� विकल्पकौ � [sāmagānāntu sarveṣāṃ śreṣṭhau dvau tu prakīrtitau | pauṣyañjiśca kṛtiścaiva saṃhitānā� vikalpakau || ] 49 Vayu 61.27-49. The same verses are repeated in the Brahmaṇḍa Purāṇa with few variations in reading. 16
