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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.20
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 20
- ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharvākhyā
- vedāś catvāra uddhṛtāḥ
- itihāsa-purāṇaṁ ca
- pañcamo veda ucyate
ṛgthe names of the four Vedas-yajuḥthe names of the four Vedas-sāmathe names of the four Vedas-atharvathe names of the four Vedas-ākhyāḥthe names of the four Vedas — the names of the four Vedas; vedāḥthe Vedas — the Vedas; catvāraḥfour — four; uddhṛtāḥmade into separate parts — made into separate parts; itihāsahistorical records ( Mahābhārata ) — historical records (Mahābhārata); purāṇamand the Purāṇas caand the Purāṇas — and the Purāṇas; pañcamaḥthe fifth — the fifth; vedaḥthe original source of knowledge — the original source of knowledge; ucyateis said to be — is said to be.
The four divisions of the original sources of knowledge [the Vedas] were made separately. But the historical facts and authentic stories mentioned in the Purāṇas are called the fifth Veda.