The sources of Sāmaveda

Each stands at a single passage. The chapter carries the anchors.

prapāṭhaka 1 2 sources

hymn kindled/composed for Bharadvāja · hymn of praise composed for Agni

prapāṭhaka 2 1 source

praise recitations of the Kaṇva clan

prapāṭhaka 3 2 sources

hymn for Indra composed by Medhyātithi · reflective teaching attributed to Vasiṣṭha

prapāṭhaka 4 4 sources

Gāyatrī · Law of Varuṇa · Ordinance of Kaśyapa · Ṛc and Sāman

prapāṭhaka 6 2 sources

legend of the Bhṛgus smiting the arrogant · poetic wisdom of Uśanas

prapāṭhaka 7 1 source

Rathantara chant

prapāṭhaka 9 2 sources

heroic exemplar of Jamadagni · soma-pressing hymn tradition of Kakṣīvant

prapāṭhaka 10 2 sources

the hymns of Kaṇva · the praises of the ancient seers

prapāṭhaka 12 5 sources

Indra's ordinances · the Gāyatrī, Triṣṭubh, and Jagatī metres · the gāyatra chant · the sacred word (Brahman) · the uktha (recited praise-hymn)

The harvest records where a citation is made: the paragraph in the citing book, and the chapter that paragraph stands in. It does not record which page of this book is meant. Where the citing text names a locus, you will find it in the quotation.

1. Manusmṛti Manu 1 neutral 1 citation · 2 passages

   chapter 4 2 passages anchored here

   Named specifically with a distinctive ritual property (its sound is impure) tied to its association with the ancestors

   When the sound of the Samaveda is heard, one should never study the Rigveda or the Yajurveda;

2. Vīramitrodaya Mitra Miśra 1 authority 1 citation

   chapter 1

   Explicitly named ('The Sāmaveda asks...') and quoted as part of the sequence of Vedic proofs for the existence of Time.

   What is the time of the twilight?