SB 12.7.23-24

SB 12.7.23-24

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-saṁjñitam
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.