Canto 12, Chapter 6

Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

Verse 59 (SB 12.6.59)
SB 12.6.59 • मूल श्लोक

बाष्कलि: प्रतिशाखाभ्यो वालखिल्याख्यसंहिताम् । चक्रे वालायनिर्भज्य: काशारश्चैव तां दधु: ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

bāṣkaliḥ prati-śākhābhyo vālakhilyākhya-saṁhitām cakre vālāyanir bhajyaḥ kāśāraś caiva tāṁ dadhuḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

bāṣkaliḥ — Bāṣkali, the son of Bāṣkala; prati-śākhābhyaḥ — from all the different branches; vālakhilya-ākhya — entitled Vālakhilya; saṁhitām — the collection; cakre — he made; vālāyaniḥ — Vālāyani; bhajyaḥ — Bhajya; kāśāraḥ — Kāśāra; ca — and; eva — indeed; tām — that; dadhuḥ — they accepted.

Translation

“Bāṣkali assembled the Vālakhilya-saṁhitā, a collection from all the branches of the Ṛg Veda. This collection was received by Vālāyani, Bhajya and Kāśāra.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Vālāyani, Bhajya and Kāśāra belonged to the Daitya community.