Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.6.58

jātūkarṇyaś ca tac-chiṣyaḥ

sa-niruktāḿ sva-saḿhitām

balāka-paila-jābāla-

virajebhyo dadau muniḥ

SYNONYMS

jātūkarṇyaḥ — Jātūkarṇya; ca — and; tat-śiṣyaḥ — the disciple of Śākalya; sa-niruktām — along with a glossary explaining obscure terms; sva-saḿhitām — the collection he received; balāka-paila-jābāla-virajebhyaḥto Balāka, Paila, Jābāla and Viraja; dadau — passed down; muniḥ — the sage.

TRANSLATION

The sage Jātūkarṇya was also a disciple of Śākalya, and after dividing the saḿhitā he received from Śākalya into three parts, he added a fourth section, a Vedic glossary. He taught one of these parts to each of four disciples — Balāka, the second Paila, Jābāla and Viraja.

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