SB 12.6.76-77 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.76-77

सुकर्मा चापि तच्छिष्य: सामवेदतरोर्महान् । सहस्रसंहिताभेदं चक्रे साम्नां ततो द्विज ॥ ७६ ॥ हिरण्यनाभ: कौशल्य: पौष्यञ्जिश्च सुकर्मण: । शिष्यौ जगृहतुश्चान्य आवन्त्यो ब्रह्मवित्तम: ॥ ७७ ॥

sukarmā cāpi tac-chiṣyaḥ

[sukarmaa chaapi tach-chishyah]

sāma-veda-taror mahān

[saama-veda-taror mahaan]

sahasra-saṁhitā-bhedaṁ

[sahasra-samhitaa-bhedam]

cakre sāmnāṁ tato dvija

[chakre saamnaam tato dvija]

hiraṇyanābhaḥ kauśalyaḥ

[hiranyanaabhah kaushalyah]

pauṣyañjiś ca sukarmaṇaḥ

[paushyanjish cha sukarmanah]

śiṣyau jagṛhatuś cānya

[shishyau jagrihatush chaanya]

āvantyo brahma-vittamaḥ

[aavantyo brahma-vittamah]

Word-for-word

sukarmā — Sukarmā ca — and api — indeed tat-śiṣyaḥ — the disciple of Jaimini sāma-veda-taroḥ — of the tree of the Sāma Veda mahān — the great thinker sahasra-saṁhitā — of one thousand collections bhedam — a division cakre — he made sāmnām — of the sāma-mantras tataḥ — and then dvija — O brāhmaṇa (Śaunaka) hiraṇyanābhaḥ kauśalyaḥ — Hiraṇyanābha, the son of Kuśala pauṣyañjiḥ — Pauṣyañji ca — and sukarmaṇaḥ — of Sukarmā śiṣyau — the two disciples jagṛhatuḥ — took ca — and anyaḥ — another āvantyaḥ — Āvantya brahma-vit-tamaḥ — most perfectly realized in knowledge of the Absolute Truth.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sukarmā cāpi tac-chiṣyaḥ

sukarmā

Sukarmā

and

api

indeed

tat-śiṣyaḥ

the disciple of Jaimini

sāma-veda-taror mahān

sāma-veda-taroḥ

of the tree of the Sāma Veda

mahān

the great thinker

sahasra-saṁhitā-bhedaṁ

sahasra-saṁhitā

of one thousand collections

bhedam

a division

cakre sāmnāṁ tato dvija

cakre

he made

sāmnām

of the sāma-mantras

tataḥ

and then

dvija

O brāhmaṇa (Śaunaka)

hiraṇyanābhaḥ kauśalyaḥ

Hiraṇyanābha, the son of Kuśala

pauṣyañjiś ca sukarmaṇaḥ

pauṣyañjiḥ

Pauṣyañji

and

sukarmaṇaḥ

of Sukarmā

śiṣyau jagṛhatuś cānya

śiṣyau

the two disciples

jagṛhatuḥ

took

and

anyaḥ

another

āvantyo brahma-vittamaḥ

āvantyaḥ

Āvantya

brahma-vit-tamaḥ

most perfectly realized in knowledge of the Absolute Truth.

Sukarmā, another disciple of Jaimini, was a great scholar. He divided the mighty tree of the Sāma Veda into one thousand saṁhitās. Then, O brāhmaṇa, three disciples of Sukarmā — Hiraṇyanābha, the son of Kuśala; Pauṣyañji; and Āvantya, who was very advanced in spiritual realization — took charge of the sāma-mantras.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Sukarmā, another disciple of Jaimini, was a great scholar of the tree of the Sāma Veda. He divided the Sāma Veda into one thousand saṁhitās. Then, O brāhmaṇa, three disciples of Sukarmā---Hiraṇyanābha, the son of Kuśala; Pausyañji; and Āvantya, who was very advanced in spiritual realization—took charge of those mantras. Sukarmā, disciple of Jaimini, became very great regarding learning the tree of the Sāma Veda. He divided this Veda into thousands of parts. His two disciples Hiraṇyanābha, son of Kuśala, and Pausyañji, and another disciple Āvantya, received the mantras.

Personal Guidance

Sukarma, another disciple, divides the Sama Veda into one thousand saṁhitas. Some servants of tradition specialize in scale; others in depth. Tradition needs both kinds.

Reflection Questions

Am I more naturally a 'depth' or 'scale' contributor — and have I owned it?
Where am I cheating my natural form by imitating another?

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