SB 12.7.23-24

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 7: The Purāṇic Literatures

SB 12.7.22 - SB 12.7.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXTS 23-24

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 Brahmā 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; saṁjñitam — 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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

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.

PURPORT

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

SB 12.7.22 - SB 12.7.25