Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.6.59

bāṣkaliḥ prati-śākhābhyo

vālakhilyākhya-saḿhitām

cakre vālāyanir bhajyaḥ

kāśāraś caiva tāḿ dadhuḥ

SYNONYMS

bāṣkaliḥ — Bāṣkali, the son of Bāṣkala; prati-śākhābhyaḥ — from all the different branches; vālakhilya-ākhya — entitled Vālakhilya; saḿhitām — 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-saḿhitā, a collection from all the branches of the Ṛg Veda. This collection was received by Vālāyani, Bhajya and Kāśāra.

PURPORT

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

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