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Essay name: Purana Bulletin

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Affiliation: University of Kerala / Faculty of Oriental Studies

The "Purana Bulletin" is an academic journal published in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. They represent Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit and cover a wide range of subjects.

Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)

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123 (of 340)


External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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ŚAKHAS OF THE SAMAVEDA IN THE PURANAS
By
GANGA SAGAR RAI
[ निबन्धेऽस्मिन् सामवेदस्� शाखाना� पुराणाना� साक्ष्याधारे� अन्य-
साक्ष्यैश्� विवेचनम् कृतम� � सामवेदस्� महत्त्वप्रदर्शनपूर्वकं तच्छाखान�-
मुत्पत्तिविस्तारह्रासादीना� विवरणं दत्व� जैमिनि-राणायनी�-कौथु�-
शात्� मुनि - शाट्यायनिप्रभृत्यनेकासां शाखाना� परिचयः प्रस्तुत� � अन्त�
साममंत्राणां संख्याविषयेऽपि विभिन्नमतानामुल्लेखः कृतः ]
[nibandhe'smin sāmavedasya śākhānā� purāṇānā� sākṣyādhāreṇa anya-
sākṣyaiśca vivecanam kṛtam | sāmavedasya mahattvapradarśanapūrvaka� tacchākhānā-
mutpattivistārahrāsādīnā� vivaraṇa� datvā jaimini-rāṇāyanīya-kauthuma-
śātya muni - śāṭyāyaniprabhṛtyanekāsā� śākhānā� paricaya� prastuta� | ante
sāmamaṃtrāṇāṃ saṃkhyāviṣaye'pi vibhinnamatānāmullekha� kṛta� ]
]
The Samaveda has a special place in the Vedic literature.
In the Gītā, Lord Krsna says 'I am Sāmaveda among the Vedas".
The Bṛhaddevata of Saunaka holds that he who knows the
Sāmans, knows' the reality'. According to the Rgveda, the
Sāmans are accessible only to those who are attentive³. In
another mantra of the Rgveda the Sāma-singing is compared
to the songs of birds'. Special references have been made
to Samaveda in the Upanisads and the Purāṇas also. According
to the Chandogya Upanisad if the Rgveda is the speech, the
Sāmaveda is the life breath ( 1. 1. 5) and if the RK. is the eye,
the Sāma is the self. (1.7.1.) In the Vāyu-Purāna, also the
Sāmaveda is glorified.
THE MEANING OF THE WORD SAMAN
By Samaveda we generally mean a collection of verses,
nearly all of which occur in the Rgveda, and which are sung
mostly at the Soma-sacrifices. But strictly speaking Saman was
a melody or chant, apart from the words and Jaimini defines
Saman as a giti". The word Saman is explained by Yaska in
1. वेदाना� सामवेदोऽस्मि � [vedānā� sāmavedo'smi | ] Gita X. 22
2. सामानि यो वे� � वेत्ति तत्त्वम् [sāmāni yo veda sa vetti tattvam ] 󲹻𱹲
13. यो जागा� तमृच� कामयन्ते यो जागा� तम� सामानि यन्त� �
[yo jāgāra tamṛca� kāmayante yo jāgāra tamu sāmāni yanti ||
]
Rg. V. 44. 14
4. उद्गातेव शकुन� सा� गायस� ब्रह्मपुत्� इव सवनेषु शंसस� [udgāteva śakune sāma gāyasi brahmaputra iva savaneṣu śaṃsasi ] Ibid II. 43.2
5. गीतिषु सामाख्या [gītiṣu sāmākhyā ] Jaimini, II. 1. 36

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