Vishnupurana 3.5.1-3
Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.5.1-3
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.5.1
parāśara uvāca:
yajurvedataroḥ śākhāḥ saptaviṃśan mahāmatiḥ
vaiśampāyananāmāsau vyāsaśiṣyaś cakāra vai //
PARÁŚARA.--Of the tree of the Yajur-veda there are twenty-seven branches, which Vaiśampáyana, the pupil of Vyása, compiled, and taught to as many disciples. Amongst these, Yájnawalkya, the son of Brahmaráta, was distinguished for piety and obedience to his preceptor.
3.5.2
śiṣyebhyaḥ pradadau tāś ca jagṛhus te 'py anukramāt //
PARÁŚARA.--Of the tree of the Yajur-veda there are twenty-seven branches, which Vaiśampáyana, the pupil of Vyása, compiled, and taught to as many disciples. Amongst these, Yájnawalkya, the son of Brahmaráta, was distinguished for piety and obedience to his preceptor.
3.5.3
yājñavalkyas tu tasyābhūd brahmarātasuto dvija
śiṣyaḥ paramadharmajño guruvṛttiparaḥ sadā //
PARÁŚARA.--Of the tree of the Yajur-veda there are twenty-seven branches, which Vaiśampáyana, the pupil of Vyása, compiled, and taught to as many disciples. Amongst these, Yájnawalkya, the son of Brahmaráta, was distinguished for piety and obedience to his preceptor.
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (3)
- Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Nandipurāṇa — Sanskrit