Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.20
ऋग्यजु:सामाथर्वाख्या वेदाश्चत्वार उद्धृता: ।
इतिहासपुराणं च पञ्चमो वेद उच्यते ॥ २० ॥
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharvākhyā
[rig-yajuh-saamaatharvaakhyaa]
vedāś catvāra uddhṛtāḥ
[vedaash chatvaara uddhritaah]
itihāsa-purāṇaṁ ca
[itihaasa-puraanam cha]
pañcamo veda ucyate
[panchamo veda uchyate]
Word-for-word
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
vedaḥ
—
the original source of knowledge
ucyate
—
is said to be.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharvākhyā
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-atharva-ākhyāḥ
the names of the four Vedas
vedāś catvāra uddhṛtāḥ
vedāḥ
the Vedas
catvāraḥ
four
uddhṛtāḥ
made into separate parts
itihāsa-purāṇaṁ ca
itihāsa
historical records (Mahābhārata)
purāṇam ca
and the Purāṇas
pañcamo veda ucyate
pañcamaḥ
the fifth
vedaḥ
the original source of knowledge
ucyate
is said to be.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
He divided the Veda into the Ṛg, Yajus, Sāma and Atharvā. Histories and Purāṇas are called the fifth Veda.
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Personal Guidance
The Purāṇas are called the fifth Veda — stories and history carry truth as surely as principles do. Don't dismiss narrative; it is its own kind of revelation.
Reflection Questions
- Which stories have taught me what no doctrine could?
- Where am I undervaluing story in favor of abstraction?
My note
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