Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.60
बह्वृचा: संहिता ह्येता एभिर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिर्धृता: ।
श्रुत्वैतच्छन्दसां व्यासं सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ॥ ६० ॥
bahvṛcāḥ saṁhitā hy etā
[bahvrichaah samhitaa hy etaa]
ebhir brahmarṣibhir dhṛtāḥ
[ebhir brahmarshibhir dhritaah]
śrutvaitac-chandasāṁ vyāsaṁ
[shrutvaitach-chandasaam vyaasam]
sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate
[sarva-paapaih pramuchyate]
Word-for-word
bahu-ṛcāḥ
—
of the Ṛg Veda
saṁhitāḥ
—
the collections
hi
—
indeed
etāḥ
—
these
ebhiḥ
—
by these
brahma-ṛṣibhiḥ
—
saintly brāhmaṇas
dhṛtāḥ
—
maintained through disciplic succession
śrutvā
—
hearing
etat
—
their
chandasām
—
of the sacred verses
vyāsam
—
the process of division
sarva-pāpaiḥ
—
from all sins
pramucyate
—
one becomes delivered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bahvṛcāḥ saṁhitā hy etā
bahu-ṛcāḥ
of the Ṛg Veda
saṁhitāḥ
the collections
ebhir brahmarṣibhir dhṛtāḥ
hi
indeed
etāḥ
these
ebhiḥ
by these
brahma-ṛṣibhiḥ
saintly brāhmaṇas
dhṛtāḥ
maintained through disciplic succession
śrutvaitac-chandasāṁ vyāsaṁ
śrutvā
hearing
etat
their
chandasām
of the sacred verses
vyāsam
the process of division
sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate
sarva-pāpaiḥ
from all sins
pramucyate
one becomes delivered.
Thus these various saṁhitās of the Ṛg Veda were maintained through disciplic succession by these saintly brāhmaṇas. Simply by hearing of this distribution of the Vedic hymns, one will be freed from all sins.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus these various saṁhitās of the Ṛg Veda were maintained through disciplic succession by these saintly brāhmaṇas. Simply by hearing of the division of the Vedic hymns, one will be freed from all sins.
Personal Guidance
These saṁhitas of the Ṛg Veda are kept alive through disciplic succession by saintly brahmanas. Just hearing of this distribution is itself purifying. Even reading lineage lists is a contact with grace.
Reflection Questions
- Have I allowed myself to be moved by reading paramparas, or only skimmed them?
- Which lineage feels closest to my heart, and how can I honor it?
My note
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