Vayu Purana

यो नोऽत्र सप्तरात्रेण नागच्छेद् द्विजसत्तमाः। स कुर्याद्ब्रह्मवध्यां वै समयो नः प्रकीर्तितः ।। ६१.

"Whoever among us, O best of Brāhmaṇas, does not arrive here within seven nights, let him be considered as having committed the slaying of a Brāhmaṇa—such was our agreement."

ततस्ते सगणाः सर्वे वैशम्पायन वर्जिताः। प्रययुः सप्तरात्रेण यत्र सन्धिः कृतोऽभवत् ।। ६१.

Then all of them, along with their groups, except Vaiśampāyana, departed within seven nights to the place where the assembly had been made.

ब्राह्मणानान्तु वचनाद्‌ब्रह्मवध्याञ्चकार सः । शिष्यानथ समानीय स वैशण्पायनोऽब्रवीत् ।। ६१.

Because of the words of the Brāhmaṇas, he incurred the sin of Brāhmaṇa-slaying. Then Vaiśampāyana, having gathered his disciples, spoke to them.

ब्रह्मवद्याञ्चरध्वं वै मत्कृते द्विजसत्तमाः। सर्वे यूयं समागम्य ब्रूत मे तद्धितं वचः ।। ६१.

"O best of Brāhmaṇas, undertake the expiation for Brāhmaṇa-slaying on my behalf. All of you, having assembled, tell me what is beneficial."

अहमेव चरिष्यामि तिष्ठन्तु मुनयस्त्विमे। बलञ्चोत्थापयिष्यामि तपसा स्वेन भावितः ।। ६१.

"I alone shall perform it; let these sages remain. I shall raise the power by my own cultivated austerity."

एवमुक्तस्ततः क्रुद्धो याज्ञवल्क्यमथाब्रवीत् । उवाच यत्त्वयाधीतं सर्वं प्रत्यर्पयस्व मे ।। ६१.

Thus addressed, Yājñavalkya, angered, spoke: "Return to me all that you have learned from me."

एवमुक्तः स रूपाणि यजूंषि प्रददौ गुरोः। रुधिरेण तथाक्तानि छर्दित्वा ब्रह्मवित्तमः ।। ६१.

Thus spoken to, he returned the Yajur mantras to his teacher, vomiting them out, stained with blood, O best knower of Brahman.

ततः स ध्यानमास्थाय सूर्यमाराधयद् द्विजाः । सूर्यब्रह्म यदुच्छिन्नं खं गत्वा प्रतितिष्ठति ।। ६१.

Then, having entered into meditation, he worshipped the Sun, O twice-born ones. That portion of the Yajus which had been lost ascended to the sky and remained there.

ततो यानि गतान्यूर्द्ध्वं यजूंष्यादित्यमण्डलम्। तानि तस्मै ददौ तुष्टः सूर्यो वै ब्रह्मरीतये। अश्व रूपाय मार्तण्डो याज्ञवल्क्याय धीमते ।। ६१.

Then those Yajus that had gone upward into the solar orb, the Sun, pleased for the sake of Brahman, gave to the wise Yājñavalkya, taking the form of a horse.

यजूंष्यधीयन्ते यानि ब्राह्मणा येन केन च। अश्वरूपाय दत्तानि ततस्ते वाजिनोऽभवन् ।। ६१.

The Brāhmaṇas who study those Yajus, which were given to him in the form of a horse, became known as Vājins.

ब्रह्महत्या तु यैश्चीर्णा चरणाच्चरकाः स्मृताः । वैशम्पायनशिष्यास्ते चरकाः समुदाहृताः ।। ६१.

Those by whom the expiation for Brāhmaṇa-slaying was performed are called Carakas, from the act of wandering. The disciples of Vaiśampāyana are thus known as Carakas.

इत्येते चरकाः प्रोक्ता वाजिनस्तान्निबोधत। याज्ञवल्क्यस्य शिष्यास्ते कण्ववैधेयशालिनः ।। ६१.

Thus these Carakas have been described; now hear of the Vājins. They are the disciples of Yājñavalkya: Kaṇva, Vaideha, and Śālina.

मध्यन्दिनश्च शापेयी विदिग्धश्चाप्य उद्दलः। ताम्रायणश्च वात्स्यश्च तथा गालवशैशिरी। आटवी च तथा पर्णी वीरणी सपरायणः ।। ६१.

Madhyandina, Śāpeya, Vidigdha, Uddala, Tāmrāyaṇa, Vātsya, Gālava, Śaiśirī, Āṭavī, Parṇī, Vīraṇī, and Parāyaṇa—these are named.

इत्येते वाजिनः प्रोक्ता दश पञ्च च संस्मृताः। शतमेकाधिकं कृत्स्नं यजुषां वै विकल्पकाः ।। ६१.

Thus these Vājins, fifteen in number, are remembered. In all, there are one hundred and one recensions of the Yajus.

पुत्रमध्यापयामास सुमन्तुमथ जैमिनिः। सुमन्तुश्चापि सुत्वानं पुत्रमध्यापयत्प्रभुः। सुकर्माणं सुतं सुत्वा पुत्रमध्यापयत्प्रभुः ।। ६१.

Then Jaimini instructed his son Sumantu, and Sumantu, having a son, likewise instructed his son. Having a son, Sukarmā also instructed his son.

स सहस्रमधीत्याशु सुकर्माप्यथ संहिताः। प्रोवाचाथ सहस्रस्य सुकर्मा सूर्यवर्चसः ।। ६१.

He, Sukarmā, quickly mastered a thousand Saṃhitās, and then, radiant as the sun, taught those thousand Saṃhitās.

अनध्यायेष्वधीयानांस्ताञ्जघान शतक्रतुः। प्रायोपवेशमकरोत्ततोऽसौ शिष्यकारणात् ।। ६१.

When some studied during prohibited times, Indra struck them down; then, for the sake of his disciples, Sukarmā undertook a fast unto death.

क्रुद्धं दृष्ट्वा ततः शक्रो वरमस्मै ददौ पुनः। भाविनौ ते महावीर्यौ शिष्यावनलवर्चसौ ।। ६१.

Seeing him thus angered, Indra granted him a boon again: 'Two disciples of yours, endowed with great strength and fiery brilliance, will be born.'

अधीयानौ महाप्राज्ञौ सहस्रं सहितावुभौ। एतौ सुरौ महाभागौ मा क्रुध्य द्विजसत्तम ।। ६१.

'These two, both highly wise and studying together, will master a thousand Saṃhitās; O best of twice-born, do not be angry with them, for they are blessed divine beings.'

इत्युक्त्वा वासवः श्रीमान्सुकर्माणं यशस्विनम्। शान्तक्रोधं द्विजं दृष्ट्वा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।। ६१.

Having spoken thus, the illustrious Indra, seeing Sukarmā, the renowned Brahmin, calmed of anger, vanished there itself.

तस्य शिष्यो भवेद्धीमान्पौष्यञ्जी द्विजसत्तमाः। हिरण्यनाभः कौशिक्यौ द्वितीयोऽभून्नराधिपः ।। ६१.

O best of Brahmins, his disciple was the wise Pauṣyañji, and the second was Hiraṇyanābha Kauśikya, a king's son.

अध्यापयत्तु पौष्यञ्जी सहस्रार्द्धन्तु संहिताः। तेनान्योदीच्यसामान्याः शिष्याः पौष्यञ्जिनः शुभाः ।। ६१.

Pauṣyañji taught half of the thousand Saṃhitās, and thus his virtuous disciples became known as the Northern Sāmagas.

शतानि पञ्च कौशिक्यः संहितानाञ्च वीर्यवान्। शिष्या हिरण्यनाभस्य स्मृतास्ते प्राच्यसामगाः ।। ६१.

The valiant Kauśikya taught five hundred Saṃhitās, and the disciples of Hiraṇyanābha are remembered as the Eastern Sāmagas.

लोकाक्षी कुथुमिश्चैव कुशीती लाङ्गलिस्तथा। पौष्यञ्जिशिष्याश्चत्वारस्तेषां भेदान्निबोधत ।। ६१.

Lokākṣī, Kuthumi, Kuśītī, and Lāṅgali—these four were disciples of Pauṣyañji; now hear of their branches.

राणायनीयः स हि तण्डिपुत्रस्तस्मादन्यो मूलचारी सुविद्वान्। सकतिपुत्रः सहसात्यपुत्र एतान् भेदान् वित्त लोकाक्षिणस्तु ।। ६१.

Rāṇāyanīya, son of Taṇḍi, and another, the learned Mūlacārī; Sakatiputra and Sahasātyaputra—know these as the branches of Lokākṣī.

त्रयस्तु कुथुमेः पुत्रा औरसो रसपासरः। भागवित्तिश्च तेजस्वी त्रिविधाः कौथुमाः स्मृताः ।। ६१.

Kuthumi had three sons by birth: Rasapāsara, Bhāgavitti, and the brilliant one; these are known as the three branches of the Kauthumas.

शौरिद्युः श्रृङ्गिपुत्रश्चद्वावेतौ चरितव्रतौ। राणायनीयः सौमित्रिः सामवेदविशारदौ ।। ६१.

Śauridyu and Śṛṅgiputra, both steadfast in conduct, and Rāṇāyanīya, son of Sumitra—these are experts in the Sāmaveda.

प्रोवाच संहितास्तिस्रः श्रृङ्गिपुत्रो महातपाः। चैलः प्राचीनयोगश्च सुरालश्च द्विजोत्तमाः ।। ६१.

Śṛṅgiputra, the great ascetic, taught three Saṃhitās: Caila, Prācīnayoga, and Surāla, O best of Brahmins.

प्रोवाच संहिताः षट्तु पाराशर्यस्तु कौथुमः। आसुरायणवैशाख्यौ वेदवृद्धपरायणौ ।। ६१.

The Kauthuma, Pārāśarya, taught six Saṃhitās: Āsurāyaṇa and Vaiśākhya, both devoted to the ancient Veda.