There are 4 vedas - Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda.
But also in our scriptures, Itihasa and Puranas are called as 5th Veda. 1/n
But also in our scriptures, Itihasa and Puranas are called as 5th Veda. 1/n
The boon-giving great one then taught Sumanta, Jaimini, Paila, his son Suka, and Vaisampayana, the Vedas having the Mahabharata for their fifth.
-Adi Parva: Adivansavatarana Parva of Mahabharata
In many sruti scriptures it is mentioned that puranas and Itihasa are fifth Veda.
-Adi Parva: Adivansavatarana Parva of Mahabharata
In many sruti scriptures it is mentioned that puranas and Itihasa are fifth Veda.
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharvākhyā
vedāś catvāra uddhṛtāḥ
itihāsa-purāṇaṁ ca
pañcamo veda ucyate
The 4 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 5th Veda.
vedāś catvāra uddhṛtāḥ
itihāsa-purāṇaṁ ca
pañcamo veda ucyate
The 4 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 5th Veda.
The Bhagavatam is one of them, as per the above quote the verse is actually saying that Itihasas (epics) and Puranas together constitute the fifth Veda.
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