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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.54-56

पैल: स्वसंहितामूचे इन्द्रप्रमितये मुनि: । बाष्कलाय च सोऽप्याह शिष्येभ्य: संहितां स्वकाम् ॥ ५४ ॥ चतुर्धा व्यस्य बोध्याय याज्ञवल्क्‍‍याय भार्गव । पराशरायाग्निमित्र इन्द्रप्रमितिरात्मवान् ॥ ५५ ॥ अध्यापयत् संहितां स्वां माण्डूकेयमृषिं कविम् । तस्य शिष्यो देवमित्र: सौभर्यादिभ्य ऊचिवान् ॥ ५६ ॥
pailaḥ sva-saṁhitām ūce
[pailah sva-samhitaam ooche]
indrapramitaye muniḥ
[indrapramitaye munih]
bāṣkalāya ca so ’py āha
[baashkalaaya cha so ’py aaha]
śiṣyebhyaḥ saṁhitāṁ svakām
[shishyebhyah samhitaam svakaam]
caturdhā vyasya bodhyāya
[chaturdhaa vyasya bodhyaaya]
yājñavalkyāya bhārgava
[yaajnavalkyaaya bhaargava]
parāśarāyāgnimitra
[paraasharaayaagnimitra]
indrapramitir ātmavān
[indrapramitir aatmavaan]
adhyāpayat saṁhitāṁ svāṁ
[adhyaapayat samhitaam svaam]
māṇḍūkeyam ṛṣiṁ kavim
[maandookeyam rishim kavim]
tasya śiṣyo devamitraḥ
[tasya shishyo devamitrah]
saubhary-ādibhya ūcivān
[saubhary-aadibhya oochivaan]
Word-for-word
pailaḥ — Paila sva-saṁhitām — his own collection ūce — spoke indrapramitaye — to Indrapramiti muniḥ — the sage bāṣkalāya — to Bāṣkala ca — and saḥ — he (Bāṣkala) api — moreover āha — spoke śiṣyebhyaḥ — to his disciples saṁhitām — the collection svakām — his own caturdhā — in four parts vyasya — dividing bodhyāya — to Bodhya yājñavalkyāya — to Yājñavalkya bhārgava — O descendant of Bhṛgu (Śaunaka) parāśarāya — to Parāśara agnimitre — to Agnimitra indrapramitiḥ — Indrapramiti ātma-vān — the self-controlled adhyāpayat — taught saṁhitām — the collection svām — his māṇḍūkeyam — to Māṇḍūkeya ṛṣim — the sage kavim — scholarly tasya — of him (Māṇḍūkeya) śiṣyaḥ — the disciple devamitraḥ — Devamitra saubhari-ādibhyaḥ — to Saubhari and others ūcivān — spoke.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pailaḥ sva-saṁhitām ūce
pailaḥ
Paila
sva-saṁhitām
his own collection
ūce
spoke
indrapramitaye muniḥ
indrapramitaye
to Indrapramiti
muniḥ
the sage
bāṣkalāya ca so ’py āha
bāṣkalāya
to Bāṣkala
ca
and
śiṣyebhyaḥ saṁhitāṁ svakām
saḥ
he (Bāṣkala)
caturdhā vyasya bodhyāya
yājñavalkyāya bhārgava
parāśarāyāgnimitra
indrapramitir ātmavān
api
moreover
adhyāpayat saṁhitāṁ svāṁ
māṇḍūkeyam ṛṣiṁ kavim
tasya śiṣyo devamitraḥ
āha
spoke
śiṣyebhyaḥ
to his disciples
saubhary-ādibhya ūcivān
saṁhitām
the collection
svakām
his own
caturdhā
in four parts
vyasya
dividing
bodhyāya
to Bodhya
yājñavalkyāya
to Yājñavalkya
bhārgava
O descendant of Bhṛgu (Śaunaka)
parāśarāya
to Parāśara
agnimitre
to Agnimitra
indrapramitiḥ
Indrapramiti
ātma-vān
the self-controlled
adhyāpayat
taught
saṁhitām
the collection
svām
his
māṇḍūkeyam
to Māṇḍūkeya
ṛṣim
the sage
kavim
scholarly
tasya
of him (Māṇḍūkeya)
śiṣyaḥ
the disciple
devamitraḥ
Devamitra
saubhari-ādibhyaḥ
to Saubhari and others
ūcivān
spoke.
After dividing his saṁhitā into two parts, the wise Paila spoke it to Indrapramiti and Bāṣkala. Bāṣkala further divided his collection into four parts, O Bhārgava, and instructed them to his disciples Bodhya, Yājñavalkya, Parāśara and Agnimitra. Indrapramiti, the self-controlled sage, taught his saṁhitā to the learned mystic Māṇḍūkeya, whose disciple Devamitra later passed down the divisions of the Ṛg Veda to Saubhari and others.
Purport

According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Māṇḍūkeya was the son of Indrapramiti, from whom he received Vedic knowledge.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After dividing his saṁhitā into two parts, the wise Paila spoke it to Indrapramiti and Bāṣkala. Bāṣkala further divided his collection into four parts, O Bhārgava, and instructed them to his disciples Bodhya, Yājñavalkya, Parāśara and Agnimitra. Indrapramiti, the self-controlled sage, taught his saṁhitā to the learned mystic Māṇḍūkeya, whose disciple Devamitra later passed down this division of the Ṛg Veda to Saubhari and others. These verses describe the branches of the Ṛg Veda. Paila divided the Ṛg Veda into two and spoke it to Indrapramiti and Bāṣkala. Bāṣkala divided his portion into four and taught it to four of his disciples starting with Bodhya. O Śaunaka (bhārgava)! Indrapramiti taught his saṁhitā to his son Māṇḍūkeya, whose disciple was Devamitra.
Personal Guidance
Paila divides his saṁhita and gives the parts to students; the chain branches and proliferates. One person's faithful handling becomes the seed of many lineages. Small fidelities have unforeseeable reach.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'small fidelity' of mine could be quietly seeding a future I cannot see?
  • What discourages me from honoring small fidelities — and how can I push back?
📝 My note

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