Verse 20 of 31
SB 1.4.20
ऋग्यजुःसामाथर्वाख्या वेदाश्चत्वार उद्धृताः इतिहासपुराणं च पंचमो वेद उच्यते
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharvākhyā vedāś catvāra uddhṛtāḥ itihāsa-purāṇaṁ ca pañcamo veda ucyate
Synonyms
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-atharva-ākhyāḥ—the names of the four Vedas; vedāḥ—the Vedas; catvāraḥ—four; uddhṛtāḥ—made into separate parts; itihāsa—historical records (Mahābhārata); purāṇam ca—and the Purāṇas; pañcamaḥ—the fifth; vedāḥ—the original source of knowledge; ucyate—is said to be..
Translation
The four divisions of the original sources of knowledge [the Vedas] were made separately. But the historical facts and authentic stories mentioned in the Purāṇas are called the fifth Veda.
Verse 20 of 31