Thus these various saṁhitās of the Ṛg Veda were maintained through disciplic succession by these saintly brāhmaṇas. Simply by hearing of this distribution of the Vedic hymns, one will be freed from all sins.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
बह्वृचाः संहिता ह्येता एभिर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिर्धृताः । श्रुत्वैतच्छन्दसां व्यासं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
bahvṛcāḥ saṃhitā hyetā ebhirbrahmarṣibhirdhṛtāḥ | śrutvaitacchandasāṃ vyāsaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
SB 12.6.60