Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) · Chapter 3.6

sāmavedataroḥ śākhā vyāsaśiṣyaḥ sa jaiminiḥ
krameṇa yena maitreya bibheda śṛṇu tan mama //

ṛgyajuḥśākhiśākho 'yaṃ śākhāsaṃkhyyā prapañcitā //

sāmātharvapurāṇoktaṃ śākhāsaṃjñātha kathyate //

sumantus tasya putro 'bhūt sukarmāsyāpy abhūt sutaḥ
adhītavantāv ekaikāṃ saṃhitāṃ tau mahāmunī //

sāhasraṃ saṃhitābhedaṃ sukarmā tatsutas tataḥ
cakāra taṃ ca tacchiṣyau jagṛhāte mahāvratau //

putram adhyāpayām āsa sumantum atha jaiminiḥ //

sumantuś capi sumulaṃ putram adhyāpayan muniḥ //

hiraṇyanābhaḥ kausalyaḥ pauṣpiñjiś ca dvijottama
udīcyāḥ sāmagāḥ śiṣyās tasya pañcadaśa smṛtāḥ //

hiraṇyanābhāt tāvatyaḥ saṃhitā yair dvijottamaiḥ
gṛhītās te 'pi cocyante paṇḍitaiḥ prācyasāmagāḥ //

lokākṣiḥ kuthumiś caiva kuṣīdī lāṅgalis tathā
pauṣpiñjiśiṣyās tadbhedaiḥ saṃhitā bahulīkṛtāḥ //

hiraṇyanābhaśiṣyaś ca caturviṃśatisaṃhitāḥ
provāca kṛtināmāsau śiṣyebhyaḥ sumahāmatiḥ //

taiś cāpi sāmavedo 'sau śākhābhir bahulīkṛtaḥ
atharvaṇām atho vakṣye saṃhitānāṃ samuccayam
atharvavedaṃ sa muniḥ sumantur amitadyutiḥ //

śiṣyam adhyāpayām āsa kabandhaṃ so 'pi taṃ dvidhā
kṛtvā tu devadarśāya tathā pathyāya dattavān //

devadarśasya śiṣyās tu maudgo brahmabalis tathā
śaulkāyaniḥ pippalādas tathānyo munisattama //

pathyasyāpi trayaḥ śiṣyāḥ kṛtā yair dvija saṃhitāḥ
jājaliḥ kumudādiś ca tṛtīyaḥ śaunako dvija //

śaunakas tu dvidhā kṛtvā dadāv ekāṃ tu babhrave
dvitīyāṃ saṃhitāṃ prādāt saindhavāya ca saṃjñine //

saindhavān muñjakeśaś ca 'bhinad vedaṃ dvidhā punaḥ
nakṣatrakalpo vedānāṃ saṃhitānāṃ tathaiva ca //

caturthaḥ syād āṅgirasaḥ śāntikalpaś ca pañcamaḥ
śreṣṭhās tv atharvaṇām ete saṃhitānāṃ vikalpakāḥ //

ākhyānaiś cāpy upākhyānair gāthābhiḥ kalpaśuddhibhiḥ
purāṇasaṃhitāṃ cakre purāṇārthaviśāradaḥ //

svayaṃ dṛṣṭvārthakathanaṃ prāhur ākhyānakaṃ budhāḥ //

śrutasyārthasya kathanam upākhyānaṃ pracakṣate //

prakhyāto vyāsaśiṣyo 'bhūt sūto vai romaharṣaṇaḥ
purāṇasaṃhitāṃ tasmai dadau vyāso mahāmuniḥ //

sumatiś cāgnivarcāś ca mitrāyuḥ śāṃśapāyanaḥ
akṛtavraṇo 'tha sāvarṇiḥ ṣaṭ śiṣyās tasya cābhavan //

kāśyapaḥ saṃhitākartā sāvarṇiḥ śāṃśapāyanaḥ
romaharṣaṇikā cānyā tisṝṇāṃ mūlasaṃhitā //

catuṣṭayenāpy etena saṃhitānām idaṃ mune //

ādyaṃ sarvapurāṇānāṃ purāṇaṃ brāhmam ucyate
aṣṭādaśa purāṇāni purāṇajñāḥ pracakṣate //

brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ tathā
tathānyaṃ nāradīyaṃ ca mārkaṇḍeyaṃ ca saptamam //

āgneyam aṣṭamaṃ caiva bhaviṣyaṃ navamaṃ tathā
daśamaṃ brahmavaivartaṃ laiṅgam ekādaśaṃ smṛtam //

vārāhaṃ dvādaśaṃ caiva skāndaṃ cātra trayodaśam
caturdaśaṃ vāmanaṃ ca kaurmaṃ pañcadaśaṃ smṛtam
mātsyaṃ ca gāruḍaṃ caiva brahmāṇḍaṃ ca tataḥ param //

mahāpurāṇāny etāni hy aṣṭādaśa mahāmune //

tathā copapurāṇāni munibhiḥ kathitāni ca //

sargaś ca pratisargaś ca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca
sarveṣv eteṣu kathyante vaṃśānucaritaṃ ca yat //

yad etat tava maitreya purāṇaṃ kathyate mayā
etad vaiṣṇavasaṃjñaṃ vai pādmasya samanantaram //

sarge ca pratisarge ca vaṃśamanvantarādiṣu
kathyate bhagavān viṣṇur aśeṣeṣv eva sattama //

aṅgāni caturo vedā mīmāṃsā nyāyavistaraḥ
purāṇaṃ dharmaśāstraṃ ca vidyā hy etāś caturdaśa //

āyurvedo dhanurvedo gāndharvaś caiva te trayaḥ
arthaśāstraṃ caturthaṃ tu vidyā hy aṣṭādaśaiva tāḥ //

jñeyā brahmarṣayaḥ pūrvaṃ tebhyo devarṣayaḥ punaḥ
rājarṣayaḥ punas tebhya ṛṣiprakṛtayas trayaḥ //

iti śākhāḥ samākhyātāḥ śākhābhedās tathaiva ca
kartāraś caiva śākhānāṃ bhedahetus tathoditaḥ //

sarvamanvantareṣv evaṃ śākhābhedāḥ samāḥ smṛtāḥ //

prājāpatyā śrutir nityā tadvikalpās tv ime dvija //

etat tavoditaṃ sarvaṃ yat pṛṣṭo 'ham iha tvayā
maitreya vedasaṃbaddhaṃ kim anyat kathayāmi te //