Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.58
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesDividing and Teaching the Received Vedic Collection
“The sage Jātūkarṇya was also a disciple of Śākalya, and after dividing the saṁhitā he received from Śākalya into three parts, he added a fourth section, a Vedic glossary. He taught one of these parts to each of four disciples — Balāka, the second Paila, Jābāla and Viraja.”
What the purport teaches
- Jātūkarṇya was a disciple of Śākalya. He divided the saṁhitā received from his teacher into three parts.
- He added a fourth section, a Vedic glossary.
- He taught one part to each of four disciples: Balāka, the second Paila, Jābāla and Viraja.
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