अध्याय ४४
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे तृतीयांशे पञ्चमो ऽध्यायः ]] सामवेदतरोः शाखा व्यासशिष्यः स जैमिनिः क्रमेण येन मैत्रेय बिभेद शृणु तन् मम ऋग्यजुःशाखिशाखो ऽयं शाखासंख्य्या प्रपञ्चिता सामाथर्वपुराणोक्तं शाखासंज्ञाथ कथ्यते
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe tṛtīyāṃśe pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] sāmavedataroḥ śākhā vyāsaśiṣyaḥ sa jaiminiḥ krameṇa yena maitreya bibheda śṛṇu tan mama ṛgyajuḥśākhiśākho 'yaṃ śākhāsaṃkhyyā prapañcitā sāmātharvapurāṇoktaṃ śākhāsaṃjñātha kathyate
हिन्दी अर्थ
वेश्याय जीविकां ब्रह्म ददौ लोकपितामहः ॥ ३० ऋतुकालेडभिगमनं स्वदारेषु महीपते॥ ३५
English
Jl arasara said :— Hear Maitreya, how Jaimini, the' pupil of Vyasa, divided the branches of Sama^Veda. The son of JarniHn was- Sumanta whose son was Sukarman. They both studied the same Sanhita under Jaimini. The latter composed Sahasra Sanhita vvhich he gave to his two pupíls named Hiranyanabha, otherwise natned Kau- salya and Paushyinji. Fifteen pupils of the latter eomposed as many Sanhitas and they were called the northern chanters of Sáman. Hiranyanabba had as many desciples wh<* were called the easrern chanters of Saman. Lokakshmii Kuthami, Kushidi and Langali were thefpupils of.Pauíhyinj' ; and by them and their desciples, many other branches weW