SB 1.4.21

Devanāgarī

तत्रर्ग्वेदधर: पैल: सामगो जैमिनि: कवि: । वैशम्पायन एवैको निष्णातो यजुषामुत ॥ २१ ॥

Text

tatrarg-veda-dharaḥ pailaḥ sāmago jaiminiḥ kaviḥ vaiśampāyana evaiko niṣṇāto yajuṣām uta

Synonyms

tatra—thereupon;ṛg-veda-dharaḥ—the professor of theṚg Veda;pailaḥ—theṛṣinamed Paila;sāma-gaḥ—that of theSāma Veda;jaiminiḥ—theṛṣinamed Jaimini;kaviḥ—highly qualified;vaiśampāyanaḥ—theṛṣinamed Vaiśampāyana;eva—only;ekaḥ—alone;niṣṇātaḥ—well versed;yajuṣām—of theYajur Veda;uta—glorified.

Translation

After the Vedas were divided into four divisions, Paila Ṛṣi became the professor of the Ṛg Veda, Jaimini the professor of the Sāma Veda, and Vaiśampāyana alone became glorified by the Yajur Veda.

Purport