Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.59
बाष्कलि: प्रतिशाखाभ्यो वालखिल्याख्यसंहिताम् ।
चक्रे वालायनिर्भज्य: काशारश्चैव तां दधु: ॥ ५९ ॥
bāṣkaliḥ prati-śākhābhyo
[baashkalih prati-shaakhaabhyo]
vālakhilyākhya-saṁhitām
[vaalakhilyaakhya-samhitaam]
cakre vālāyanir bhajyaḥ
[chakre vaalaayanir bhajyah]
kāśāraś caiva tāṁ dadhuḥ
[kaashaarash chaiva taam dadhuh]
Word-for-word
bāṣkaliḥ
—
Bāṣkali, the son of Bāṣkala
prati-śākhābhyaḥ
—
from all the different branches
vālakhilya-ākhya
—
entitled Vālakhilya
saṁhitām
—
the collection
cakre
—
he made
vālāyaniḥ
—
Vālāyani
bhajyaḥ
—
Bhajya
kāśāraḥ
—
Kāśāra
ca
—
and
eva
—
indeed
tām
—
that
dadhuḥ
—
they accepted.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bāṣkaliḥ prati-śākhābhyo
bāṣkaliḥ
Bāṣkali, the son of Bāṣkala
prati-śākhābhyaḥ
from all the different branches
vālakhilyākhya-saṁhitām
vālakhilya-ākhya
entitled Vālakhilya
saṁhitām
the collection
cakre vālāyanir bhajyaḥ
cakre
he made
vālāyaniḥ
Vālāyani
bhajyaḥ
Bhajya
kāśāraś caiva tāṁ dadhuḥ
kāśāraḥ
Kāśāra
ca
and
eva
indeed
tām
that
dadhuḥ
they accepted.
Bāṣkali assembled the Vālakhilya-saṁhitā, a collection from all the branches of the Ṛg Veda. This collection was received by Vālāyani, Bhajya and Kāśāra.
Purport
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Vālāyani, Bhajya and Kāśāra belonged to the Daitya community.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Bāṣkali, son of Bāṣkala, assembled the Vālakhilya-saṁhitā, a collection from all the branches of the Ṛg Veda. This collection was received by Vālāyani, Bhajya and Kāśāra.
Bāṣkali was the son of Bāṣkala. He collected the verses from different branches.
Personal Guidance
Baskali assembles the Valakhilya-saṁhita from many branches and passes it on. Some servants of tradition are anthologizers — gathering the scattered for those who come later. Curatorial service is real service.
Reflection Questions
- Where might my best service be curating rather than creating?
- What scattered wisdom could I gather for those who follow?
My note
Source: vedabase.io