Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c32.28

c32.28

Sāmaveda.⁴ Jaimini taught this to his son Sumantu, he to his son Sutvan, and he to his son Sukarman. Sukarman Jaimini made a thousand saṃhitās of it.⁵ He had two famous disciples, Pauṣyañji or Pauṣpiñji⁶ and Hiraṇyanābha Kausalya. Pauṣpiñji made 500 saṃhitās and taught them to his four disciples, who were called the ‘northern sāman chanters’. Hiraṇyanābha made 500 also (15, Viṣṇu) and taught them to his disciples, who were called the ‘eastern sāman chanters’. Pauṣpiñji’s disciples were Laugākṣi (or Lokākṣi), Kuthumi, Kuśītin and Lāṅgali. Laugākṣi had five disciples, and their schools were those of Rāṇāyanīya, Taṇḍiputra, &c. (names given). Kuthumi had his three sons as his disciples, Aurasa, Parāśara¹ and Bhāgavitti, and these Kauthumas formed three sections. Śauridyu and Śṛṅgiputra were apparently disciples of Aurasa or Bhāgavitti,² and Śṛṅgiputra declared three saṃhitās, those of Caila, Prācīnayoga and Surāla. Pārāśarya Kauthuma declared six saṃhitās, those of Āsurāyaṇa, a Patañjali, &c. (names given). Lāṅgali and Śālihotra³ each declared six saṃhitās. Lāṅgali’s six disciples were Bhāluki, Jaimini, Lomagāyani, &c. (names given); and they promulgated saṃhitās.