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Padma Purana [sanskrit]
462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305
The Padma-purana Book 3 Chapter 7 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Padmapurana is a one of the largest of the eighteen Major Puranas containing roughly 50,000 metrical verses. Although popular for its inclusion of the Ramayana and large sections on pilgrimage guides this is also known for its dedication to both Shiva and Vishnu.
Chapter 7
[English text for this chapter is available]
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
bhāratasyāsya varṣasya tathā haimavatasya ca |
pramāṇamāyuṣaḥ sūta balaṃ cāpi śubhāśubham || 1 ||
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anāgatamatikrāṃtaṃ vartamānaṃ ca sattama |
ācakṣva no vistareṇa harivarṣaṃ tathaiva ca || 2 ||
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sūta uvāca |
catvāri bhārate varṣe yugāni munipuṃgavāḥ |
kṛtaṃ tretā dvāparaṃ ca tiṣyaṃ ca dvijasattamāḥ || 3 ||
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pūrve kṛtayugaṃ nāma tatastretāyugaṃ dvijāḥ |
tatpaścāddvāparaṃ cātha tatastiṣyaḥ pravartate || 4 ||
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catvāri tu sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ munipuṃgavāḥ |
āyuḥ saṃkhyā kṛtayuge saṃkhyātā hi tapodhanāḥ || 5 ||
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tathā trīṇi sahasrāṇi tretāyāmāyuṣo viduḥ |
dve sahasre dvāpare tu bhuvi tiṣṭhaṃti sāṃpratam || 6 ||
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tatpramāṇasthitirhyasti tiṣye tu munipuṃgavāḥ |
garbhasthāśca mriyaṃte'tra tathā jātā mriyaṃti ca || 7 ||
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mahābalā mahāsattvāḥ prajñāguṇasamanvitāḥ |
prajāyaṃte ca jātāśca śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 8 ||
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dvijāḥ kṛtayuge viprā balinaḥ priyadarśanāḥ |
prajāyaṃte ca jātāśca munayo vai tapodhanāḥ || 9 ||
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mahotsāhā mahātmāno dhārmikāḥ satyavādinaḥ |
priyadarśā vapuṣmaṃto mahāvīryyā dhanurdharāḥ || 10 ||
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vīrā hi yudhi jāyaṃte kṣatriyāḥ śūrasaṃmatāḥ |
tretāyāṃ kṣatriyāstāvatsarve vai cakravartinaḥ || 11 ||
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sarvavarṇāśca jāyaṃte sadaiva dvāpare yuge |
mahotsāhā vīryavaṃtaḥ parasparavadhaiṣiṇaḥ || 12 ||
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tejasāṃdhenasaṃyuktāḥ krodhanāḥ puruṣāḥ kila |
lubdhāścānṛtakāścaiva tiṣye jāyaṃti bho dvijāḥ || 13 ||
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īrṣyā mānastathā krodho māyāsūyā tathaiva ca |
tiṣye bhavaṃti bhūtānāṃ rāgo lobhaśca sattamāḥ || 14 ||
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saṃkṣepo varttate viprā dvāpare yugamadhyage |
guṇottaraṃ haimavataṃ harivarṣaṃ tataḥ param || 15 ||
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iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe saptamo'dhyāyaḥ || 7 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Chapter 7
Sri Padma Purana (Sanskrit Text and Hindi Translation)
by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)
Sanskrit Text and Hindi Translation with Sloka Index (Set of 7 Volumes)
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Padma Purana (In Six Volumes)
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2007)
Sanskrit Text Only
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Sri Padma Purana (Tamil)
by Azhwargal Aaivu Maiyam, Chennai (2015)
Translated by S. Jagatrakshgan
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