Padmapurāṇa (by Vyāsa)
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Introduction and authorship:
About the author:
Vyāsa (व्यास, vyasa) is the author of the Padmapurāṇa. He is traditionally accepted as author of the vedas, the purāṇas and the mahābhārata. He was also known as Vedavyāsa or Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana.
Book topics:
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Book editions:
This book has the following editions. The lists are categorised by ‘print editions’, some of which you can buy, and ‘digital links’, most of which you can download for free. The language of the referenced work is indicated in [brackets].
Print publications:
[english]
The Padma Purana (10 vols), by N.A. Deshpande, year: 3623, pages: 2009; publisher: Motilal Banarsidass; ASIN: B00BM1GOHE; Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Series 39
[sanskrit]
Padmapurāṇa (4 vols), by Viśvanātha nārāyaṇa Maṇḍalika, year: 1894, pages: 1919; publisher: Mahadeva Chimnaji Apte; Volume 1: Ādikhaṇḍa, Bhūmikhaṇḍa; Volume 2: Brahmakhaṇḍa, Pātālakhaṇḍa; Volume 3: Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; Volume 4: Uttarakhaṇḍa
Padma Purana (In Six Volumes), year: 3782, pages: 2007; publisher: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office; ISBN-13: 9788170802385; Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series 124
[hindi]
Sri Padma Purana (7 vols), by Acharya Shiv Prasad Dwivedi, year: 4718, pages: 2015; publisher: Chowkhamba Surbharati Prakashan; ISBN-13: 9789382443155; Edited with Hindi Commentary by Acharya Shivprasad Dwivedi (Shridharacharya); With Śloka Index
[bengali]
Padma Purana (5 vols), year: 2905, pages: 2015; publisher: Navabharat Publishers; ASIN: B012BA2J6Y
Translated verses from this book:
Most of the following verses are English translations of the Padmapurana. These are primarily taken from the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha, a compendium of Sanskrit metrical aphorisms (subhāṣita) collected from various sources. More translations will be added over time, and the latest addition will be shown first here.
2017-04-23, Padmapurāṇa 6.17.8, English translation by B. C. Dutt.About Sanskrit
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.