Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.3.176 (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. This is verse 176 contained in chapter 3 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.3.176

बिभेद बहुधा चैव स्वरूपैरसितैः सितैः ।
ततो ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूतं पूर्वं स्वायंभुवं प्रभुम् ॥ १७६ ॥

bibheda bahudhā caiva svarūpairasitaiḥ sitaiḥ |
tato brahmā svayaṃbhūtaṃ pūrvaṃ svāyaṃbhuvaṃ prabhum || 176 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.3.176 is contained in the book Sri Padma Purana (Sanskrit Text and Hindi Translation) by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.3.176). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahudha, Svarupa, Asita, Sita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Brahma, Svayambhuta, Purvam, Purva, Svayambhuva, Svayambhu, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.3.176). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “bibheda bahudhā caiva svarūpairasitaiḥ sitaiḥ
  • bibheda -
  • bhid (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    bhid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bahudhā -
  • bahudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • svarūpair -
  • svarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    svarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • asitaiḥ -
  • asita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    asita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sitaiḥ -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √si class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √si class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √si class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “tato brahmā svayaṃbhūtaṃ pūrvaṃ svāyaṃbhuvaṃ prabhum
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayambhūtam -
  • svayambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svāyambhuvam -
  • svāyambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svāyambhuva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svāyambhuvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    svāyambhū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prabhum -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.3.176

Cover of edition (2007)

Padma Purana (In Six Volumes)
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2007)

Sanskrit Text Only

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Cover of Bengali edition

Padma Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

Set of 7 Volumes

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Preview of verse 1.3.176 in Bengali sript:
বিভেদ বহুধা চৈব স্বরূপৈরসিতৈঃ সিতৈঃ ।
ততো ব্রহ্মা স্বযংভূতং পূর্বং স্বাযংভুবং প্রভুম্ ॥ ১৭৬ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Sri Padma Purana (Tamil)
by Azhwargal Aaivu Maiyam, Chennai (2015)

Translated by S. Jagatrakshgan

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Padma Purana in Gujarati
by Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat (0)

[પદમ પુરણ:]

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Preview of verse 1.3.176 in Gujarati sript:
બિભેદ બહુધા ચૈવ સ્વરૂપૈરસિતૈઃ સિતૈઃ ।
તતો બ્રહ્મા સ્વયંભૂતં પૂર્વં સ્વાયંભુવં પ્રભુમ્ ॥ ૧૭૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

Padma Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Vijeth Prakashan Gadag, Bangalore (2013)

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.3.176 in Kannada sript:
ಬಿಭೇದ ಬಹುಧಾ ಚೈವ ಸ್ವರೂಪೈರಸಿತೈಃ ಸಿತೈಃ ।
ತತೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಸ್ವಯಂಭೂತಂ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಸ್ವಾಯಂಭುವಂ ಪ್ರಭುಮ್ ॥ ೧೭೬ ॥

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