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Chapter 4: The Appearance of Śrī Nārada

Verse 21 of 31
SB 1.4.21

तत्रर्ग्वेदधरः पैलः सामगो जैमिनिः कविः वैशम्पायन एवैको निष्णातो यजुषामुत

tatrarg-veda-dharaḥ pailaḥ sāmago jaiminiḥ kaviḥ vaiśampāyana evaiko niṣṇāto yajuṣām uta

Synonyms

tatrathereupon; ṛg-veda-dharaḥprofessor of the Ṛg Veda; pailaḥthe ṛṣi named Paila; sāmagaḥthat of the Sāma Veda; jaiminiḥthe ṛṣi named Jaimini; kaviḥhighly qualified; vaiśampāyanaḥthe ṛṣi named Vaiśampāyana; evaonly; ekaḥalone; niṣṇātaḥwell versed; yajuṣāmof the Yajur-veda; utaglorified..

Translation

After the Vedas were divided into four divisions, Paila Ṛṣi became the professor of the Ṛg-veda, Jaimini the professor of the Sāma-veda, and Vaiśampāyana alone became glorified by the Yajur-veda.

Purport

The different Vedas were entrusted to different learned scholars for development in various ways.

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