SB 12.7.23

SB 12.7.23

Devanagari

ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं लैङ्गं सगारुडं । नारदीयं भागवतमाग्नेयं स्कान्दसंज्ञितम् ॥ २३ ॥ भविष्यं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं मार्कण्डेयं सवामनम् । वाराहं मात्स्यं कौर्मं च ब्रह्माण्डाख्यमिति त्रिषट् ॥ २४ ॥

Verse text

brāhmaṁ pādmaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ ca śaivaṁ laiṅgaṁ sa-gāruḍaṁ nāradīyaṁ bhāgavatam āgneyaṁ skānda-saṁjṣitam bhaviṣyaṁ brahma-vaivartaṁ mārkaṇḍeyaṁ sa-vāmanam vārāhaṁ mātsyaṁ kaurmaṁ ca brahmāṇḍākhyam iti tri-ṣaṭ

Synonyms

brāhmam the Brahma Purāṇa ; pādmam the Padma Purāṇa ; vaiṣṇavam the Viṣṇu Purāṇa ; ca and ; śaivam the Śiva Purāṇa ; laiṅgam the Liṅga Purāṇa ; sa gāruḍam — along with the Garuḍa Purāṇa ; nāradīyam the Nārada Purāṇa ; bhāgavatam the Bhāgavata Purāṇa ; āgneyam the Agni Purāṇa ; skānda the Skanda Purāṇa ; saṁjṣitam known as ; bhaviṣyam the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa ; brahma vaivartam — the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa ; mārkaṇḍeyam the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa ; sa vāmanam — together with the Vāmana Purāṇa ; vārāham the Varāha Purāṇa ; mātsyam the Matsya Purāṇa ; kaurmam the Kūrma Purāṇa ; ca and ; brahmāṇḍa ākhyam — known as the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa ; iti thus ; tri ṣaṭ — three times six .

Translation

The eighteen major Purāṇas are the Brahma, Padma, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Liṅga, Garuḍa, Nārada, Bhāgavata, Agni, Skanda, Bhaviṣya, Brahma-vaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Vāmana, Varāha, Matsya, Kūrma and Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇas.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The eighteen major Purāṇas are the Brahmā, Padma, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Liṅga, Garuḍa, Nārada, Bhāgavata, Agni, Skanda, Bhaviṣya, Brahma-vaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Vāmana, Varāha, Matsya, Kūrma and Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇas. Triṣaṭ means eighteen.

Purport

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has quoted from the Varāha Purāṇa, Śiva Purāṇa and Matsya Purāṇa in confirmation of the above two verses.