Similarly the undecaying, indestructible omkara-tattva too has to be known thoroughly and is the form of the Vedas.
Taking refuge in it, a person achieves salvation. It is the Veda which should be well understood. The sages, well-versed in the Vedas, treat him to be the form of the Vedas, who could be known through the Vedas alone. Lord Vasudeva is the supreme Brahman, the form of brilliance, blissful and happens to be the ultimate Reality, as has been brought out by the Vedas. A person who is aware of the Veda-vidya, he is the master of the Vedas, and knows the supreme tattva. The glory of the same Supreme Purusa is sung in the Vedas. Lord Vasudeva, who is the ancient one, can be known by means of the Vedas. Orhkara emerged from Brahman, it removes all the blemishes. Thus in the ancient times, there had been a single Veda, which was subsequently divided into four parts. Besides this, Vyasa composed eighteen types of the Puranas. Atharvaveda too was also distributed into nine branches.
Thereafter, Vyasa who dwelt in the house of Kusa, distributed Samaveda into a thousand branches. Initially, the Rgveda was divided into twentyone branches, while the Yajurveda was divided into a hundred branches. Then extracting the hymns from the Yajur, Yajurveda itself was composed, while the Samaveda was composed with the Sdman hymns. Thereafter the lord Vyasa, extracting the rcas of Yajna, composed the Rgveda. О Best of the Brahmanas, it is the work of Adhvaryu to repeat the hymns of the Yajurveda, of the Hotr to recite the mantras of Rgveda The performance of Udgatr was associated with the hymns of the Samaveda and the performance of Brahma was associated with the Atharvaveda hymns. There are four sacrificial priests who are to perform the Yajnas thereby. Yajurveda was one only initially, which was divided into four parts. The responsibility of narrating the Itihasas and Puranas was entrusted to me. Whereas Sumantu became the best spokesperson of the Atharvaveda. Vaisampayana became expert in the Yajurveda. Paila, the great sage was accepted as a disciple who was trained in the Rgveda. The great sage then made me efficient, by teaching the Puranas to me. Thereafter, he imparted the knowledge of the Vedas to his four disciples, who were well- versed in the Vedic literature and were known as Jaimini, Sumantu, Vaisampayana, and Paila. He, by adoring the three-eyed Shiva and due to his grace, divided the Vedas into various branches. He himself is Hari and is known by the name of Krisnadvaipayana Vyasa. Krisnadvaipayana Vyasa, the son of Paras'ara, was a great Yogin. He displayed all the Vedas and Puranas in a proper form. The twenty eighth Vyasa was known as Krisnadvaipayana Vyasa. During the twenty seventh Dvapara, Jatiikarna was declared to be Vyasa. Thereafter the son of Parasara became Vyasa in the twenty sixth Dvapara. О Brahmanas, in the twenty fifth Dvapara, there emerged Shakti. Tmabindu became Vyasa in the twenty-third yuga and in the twenty fourth yuga, Valmiki is said to be Vyasa. Vacas'ravas was the twenty first, after him the great Narayana became Vyasa in the twenty second Dvapara. Thereafter, Bharadvaja became the nineteenth Vyasa. In the seventeenth Dvapara, Krtanjaya was Vyasa, and in the eighteenth Dvapara, Rtanjaya was Vyasa. In the fifteenth Dvapara, Trayyaruni was Vyasa, and in the sixteenth, Dhananjaya was Vyasa. Dharma was Vyasa in the thirteenth Dvapara and in the fourteenth one, it was the turn of Sucaksus to be Vyasa. In the ninth Dvapara, Sarasvata was Vyasa and in the tenth one, Tridhaman became Vyasa.ĭuring the eleventh Dvapara, Rsabha was Vyasa, while Sutejas was Vyasa in the twelfth Dvapara. In the seventh Dvapara, Indra became Vyasa, and in the eighth Dvapara Vasistha was Vyasa. In the fifth Dvapara-yuga, Savitr became Vyasa and in the sixth, Mrtyu was known as Vyasa. In the third Dvapara, Sukra became Vyasa and in the fourth on, it was the turn of Brhaspati. In the second Dvapara, Vedavyasa had been the Prajapati. At the behest of lord Brahma, he divided the Vedas into different branches. Suta said, “In the present Manvantara, in the first Dvapara-yuga, Vyasa has been treated to be the first Svayambhuva Manu.
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