Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.20.156 (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 156 contained in chapter 20 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.20.156

ब्रह्माणं तर्पयेत्पूर्वं विष्णुं रुद्रं प्रजापतीन् ।
देवायक्षास्तथा नागा गंधर्वाप्सरसां गणाः ॥ १५६ ॥

brahmāṇaṃ tarpayetpūrvaṃ viṣṇuṃ rudraṃ prajāpatīn |
devāyakṣāstathā nāgā gaṃdharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ || 156 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.20.156 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 (1.20.156). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Purvam, Purva, Vishnu, Rudra, Prajapati, Deva, Ksha, Tatha, Naga, Gandharvapsaras, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.20.156). 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: “brahmāṇaṃ tarpayetpūrvaṃ viṣṇuṃ rudraṃ prajāpatīn
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tarpayet -
  • tṛp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rudram -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prajāpatīn -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “devāyakṣāstathā nāgā gaṃdharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
  • devāya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kṣās -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāgā* -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gandharvāpsarasām -
  • gandharvāpsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gaṇāḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.20.156

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 1.20.156 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মাণং তর্পযেত্পূর্বং বিষ্ণুং রুদ্রং প্রজাপতীন্ ।
দেবাযক্ষাস্তথা নাগা গংধর্বাপ্সরসাং গণাঃ ॥ ১৫৬ ॥

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 1.20.156 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્માણં તર્પયેત્પૂર્વં વિષ્ણું રુદ્રં પ્રજાપતીન્ ।
દેવાયક્ષાસ્તથા નાગા ગંધર્વાપ્સરસાં ગણાઃ ॥ ૧૫૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.20.156 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣಂ ತರ್ಪಯೇತ್ಪೂರ್ವಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ರುದ್ರಂ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೀನ್ ।
ದೇವಾಯಕ್ಷಾಸ್ತಥಾ ನಾಗಾ ಗಂಧರ್ವಾಪ್ಸರಸಾಂ ಗಣಾಃ ॥ ೧೫೬ ॥

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