SB 1.4.21 (1962)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 21
Tatra rigveda dharah pailah samago jaiminih kavih
Vaishampayana eba eko nishnato yajusham utah
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Tatra—thereupon, Rigvedadhara—professor of the Rigveda, Paila—the Rishi of the name, Samago—that of the samaveda, Jaimini—the Rishi of the name, Kavi—highly qualified, Vaishampayana—the Rishi of the name, Eba—only, Eko—alone, Nishanato—well versed, Yajusham—of the yajurveda, Utah—glorified.
TRANSLATION
Thereupon, after the four divisions of the Vedas, Paila Rishi became the professor of Rigveda, Jaimini the professor of Samaveda and Vaishampayano also only became glorified by the yajurveda.
PURPORT
The charges of the different Vedas were entrusted to different learned scholars for development in various ways.