SB 1.4.20 (1962)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 20
Rigyajuh samatharbakhyah veda chatwara uddhritah
Itihasa puranancha panchamo Veda uchyate
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Rig, Yaju, Sama, Atharva—the four names of the Vedas, Uddhrita—made into separate parts, Itihasa—historical records (Mahabharat), Puranancha—and the puranas, Panchama—the fifth, Veda—the original source of knowledge, Uchyate—is said.
TRANSLATION
The four divisions of the original sources of knowledge the Vedas were separately made. But the historical facts and authentic stories mentioned in the Puranas are called the fifth Veda.