Brahmanda Purana · Chapter 1.33

iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte pūrvabhāge dvitīye 'nuṣaṅgapāde yugaprajālakṣaṇamṛṣipravaravarṇanaṃ ca nāma dvātriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
sūta uvāca
ṛṣikāṇāṃ sutāścāpi vijñeyā ṛṣiputrakāḥ /
brāhyaṇānāṃ pravaktāro nāmataśca nibodhata

sapradhānāḥ pravakṣyante samāsācca śrutarṣayaḥ /
bahvṛco bhārgavaḥ pailaḥ sāṃkṛtyo jājalistathā

saṃdhyāstirmāṭharaścaiva yājñavalkyaḥ parāśaraḥ /
upamanyurindrapramatirmāḍūkiḥ śākaliśca saḥ

bāṣkaliḥ śokapāṇiśca nailaḥ pailo 'lakastathā /
pannagāḥ pakṣagantāśca ṣaḍaśītiḥ śrutarṣayaḥ

ete dvijātayo mukhyā bahvṛcānāṃ śrutarṣayaḥ /
vaiśaṃpāyanalauhityau kaṇṭhakālāvaśāvadhaḥ

śyāmāpatiḥ palāḍuśca ālaṃbiḥ kamalāpatiḥ /
teṣāṃ śiṣyāḥ praśiṣyāśca ṣaḍaśīti śrutarṣayaḥ

ete dvijarṣayaḥ proktāścarakādhvaryavo dvijāḥ /
caiminiḥ sabharadvājaḥ kāvyaḥ pauṣyañjireva ca

hiraṇyanābhaḥ kauśilyo laugākṣiḥ kusumistathā /
laṅgalī śālihotraśca śaktirājaśca bhārgavaḥ

sāmagānāmathācārya ailo rājā purūravāḥ /
ṣaṭcatvāriṃśadanye vai teṣāṃ śiṣyāḥ śrutarṣayaḥ

kauśītiḥ kaṅkamudgaśca kuṇḍakaḥ saparāśaraḥ /
lobhālobhaśca dharmātmā tathā brahma balaśca saḥ

kranthalo 'tho madagalo mārkaṇḍeyo 'tha dharmavit /
ityete navatirjñeyā hotravadbrahmacāriṇaḥ

carakādhvaryavaścāpi hyanumaṃntraṃ tu brāhmaṇam /
calūbhiḥ sumatiścaiva tathā devavaraśca yaḥ

anukṛṣṇastathāyuśca anubhūmistathaiva ca /
tathāprītaḥ kṛśāśvaśva sumūlirbāṣkalistathā

carakādhvaryakādhvaryunamasyurbrahmacāriṇaḥ /
vaiyāsakiḥ śuko vidvāṃllaukirbhūriśravāstathā

somāviratunāntakyastathā dhaumyaśca kāśyapaḥ /
āraṇyā ilakaścaiva upamanyurvidastathā

bhārgavo madhukaḥ piṅgaḥ śveta ketustathaiva ca /
prajādarpaḥ kahoḍaśca yājñavalkyo 'tha śaunakaḥ

anaṅgo niratālaśca madhyamādhvaryavastute /
aditirdevamātā ca jalāpā caiva mānavī

urvaśī viśvayoṣā ca hyapsaraḥpravare śubhe /
mudgalā cātujīvaiva tārā caiva yaśasvinī

prātimedhī ca mārgā ca sujātā ca mahātapā /
lopāmudrā ca dharmajñā yā ca kośītikā smṛtā

etāśca brahmavādinya apsaro rūpaṃsamatāḥ /
ityetā mukhyaśaḥ proktā mayā ca ṛṣiputrakāḥ

vaidaśākhāpraṇayanāstataste ṛṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ /
īśvarā mantravaktāra ṛṣayo hyṛṣikāstathā

ṛṣiputrāḥ pravaktaraḥ kalpānāṃ brāhmaṇasya tu /
īśvarāṇāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca ṛṣikāṇāṃ sahātmajaiḥ

tathā vākyāni janīṣva yathaiṣāṃ mantradṛṣṭayaḥ /
tatrājñāyuktamadvaitaṃ dīptaṃ gaṃbhīraśabdavat

atyantamaparokṣaṃ ca liṅgaṃ nāma tathaiva ca /
sarvabhūtānyabhūtaṃ ca paridānaṃ ca yadbhavet

kvacinniruktaproktārthaṃ vākyaṃ svāyaṃbhuvaṃ viduḥ /
yatkiñcinmantrasaṃyuktaṃ tatra nāmavibhaktibhiḥ

pratyakṣābhihitaṃ caivamṛṣīṇāṃ vacanaṃ matam /
naigamairvividhaiḥ śabdairnipātairbahulaṃ ca yat

yaccāpyasti mahadvākyamṛṣīkāṇāṃ vacaḥ smṛtam /
avispaṣṭapadaṃ yacca yacca syādbahusaṃśayam

ṛṣiputravacastadvai sarvāśca paridevatāḥ /
hetudṛṣṭānta bahulaṃ citraśabdamapārthakam

sarvāstu tamaśaktaṃ ca vākyametattu mānuṣam /
miśrā iti samākhyātāḥ prabhāvādṛṣitāṃ gātāḥ

samutkarṣāya karṣābhyāṃ jātivyatyāsasaṃbhavāḥ /
bhūtabhavyabhavajjñāna janmaduḥkhacikitsanam

miśrāṇāṃ tadbhavedvākyaṃ gurorbalapravarttanam /
dharmaśāstrapraṇetāro mahimnā sarvagāśca vai

tapaḥprakarṣaḥ sumahānyeṣāṃ te ṛṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ /
bṛhaspatiśca śukraśca vyāsaḥ sārasvatastathā

vyāsāḥ śāstrapraṇayanā vedavyāsa iti smṛtāḥ /
yasmādavārajāḥ saṃtaḥ pūrvebhyo medhayādhikāḥ

aiśvaryeṇa ca saṃpannāstataste ṛṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ /
yasminkālo na caṃ vayaḥ pramāṇamṛṣibhāvane

dṛśyate hi pumānkaścitkaścijjyeṣṭhatamo dhiyā /
yasmādbuddhyā ca varṣīyānbalo 'pi śrutavānṛṣiḥ

yaḥ kaścitpādavānmadhye prayukto 'kṣara saṃpadā /
viniyuktāvasānāṃ tu tāmṛcaṃ paricakṣate

yaḥ kaścitkaraṇairmantro na ca pādakṣarairmitaḥ /
atiyuktāvasānaṃ ca tadyajurvai pracakṣate

hrīṅkāraḥ praṇavo gītaḥ prastāvaśca caturthakam /
pañcamaḥ pratihotraśca ṣaṣṭhamāhurupadravam

nidhanaṃ saptamaṃ sāmnaḥ saptavindhya midaṃ smṛtam /
pañcavindhya iti proktaṃ hrīṅkāraḥ praṇavādṛte

brahmaṇe dharmamatyuktau yattadā jñāpyater'thataḥ /
āśāstistu prasaṃkhyātā vilāpaḥ paridevanā

krodhādvā dveṣaṇāccaiva praśrākhyānaṃ tathaiva ca /
etattu sarvavidyānāṃ vihitaṃ mantralakṣaṇam

mantrā navavidhāḥ proktā ṛgyajuḥ sāmalakṣaṇāḥ /
mūrtirnindā praśaṃsā cākrośastoṣastathaiva ca

praśrānujñāstathākhyānamāśāsmatividhayo matāḥ /
mantrabhedāṃśca vakṣyāmi caturviśatilakṣaṇān

praśaṃsā stutirākrośo nindā ca paridevanā /
abhiśāpo viśāpaśca praśnaḥ prativacastathā

āśīryajñastathākṣepa arthākhyānaṃ ca saṃkathā /
viyogā hyabhiyogāśca kathā saṃsthā varaśca vai

pratiṣedhopa deśau ca namaskāraḥ spṛhā tathā /
vilāpaśceti mantrāṇāṃ caturviṃśatiruddhṛtāḥ

ṛṣibhiryajñatattvajñairvihitaṃ brahmaṇaṃ purā /
hetu rnirvacanaṃ nindā praśastiḥ saṃśayo nidhiḥ

purākṛtipurākalpau vyavadhāraṇakalpanā /
upamā ca daśaite vai vidhayo brāhmaṇasya tu

lakṣaṇaṃ brāhmaṇasyainadvihitaṃ sarvaśākhināma /
heturhanteḥ smṛto dhātoryannihantyuditaṃ paraiḥ

athavārthe pariprāpte hino tergatikarmaṇā /
tathā nirvacanaṃ brūyādvākyārthasyāvadhāraṇam

nindāṃ tāmāhurāyāryā yaddoṣe nindanaṃ vacaḥ /
prapūrvācchaṃsaterdhātoḥ praśaṃsāguṇavattayā

idaṃ tvidamidaṃ naidamityaniścitya saṃśayam /
idamevaṃ vidhātavyamityayaṃ vidhirucyate

anyasyānyasya cauktiryā budhaiḥ soktā purākṛtiḥ /
yo hyatyantaparokṣārthaḥ sa purākalpa ucyate

purātikrāntavācitvātpurākalpasya kalpa nām /
mantrabrāhmaṇakalpaiśca nigamaiḥ śuddhavistaraiḥ

aniścitya kṛtāmāhurvyavadhāraṇakalpanām /
yathā hīdaṃ tathā tadvai idaṃ caiva tathaiva tat

ityevameṣā hyupamā daśamo brāhmaṇasya tu /
ityetadbrahmaṇasyādau vihitaṃ rakṣaṇaṃ budhaiḥ

tasya tadvidbhiruddiṣṭā vyākhyāmyanupadaṃ dvijaiḥ /
mantrāṇāṃ kalpanā caiva vidhidṛṣṭiṣu karmasu

mantro mantrayaterddhātorbrāhmaṇo brāhmaṇena tu /
alpākṣaramasaṃdigdhaṃ sāravadviśvatomukham /
astobhamanavadyaṃ ca sūtraṃ sūtravido viduḥ