Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.60.62 (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 62 contained in chapter 60 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.60.62

देवानां पूजने रक्ता न वै प्रेता भवंति ते ।
श्रुत्वा पौराणिकं वाक्यं दिव्यं च धर्मसंहितम् ॥ ६२ ॥

devānāṃ pūjane raktā na vai pretā bhavaṃti te |
śrutvā paurāṇikaṃ vākyaṃ divyaṃ ca dharmasaṃhitam || 62 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.60.62 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 (1.60.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Pujana, Rakta, Preta, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tad, Yushmad, Pauranika, Vakya, Divya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.60.62). 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: “devānāṃ pūjane raktā na vai pretā bhavaṃti te
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pūjane -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • raktā* -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • pretā* -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pretā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śrutvā paurāṇikaṃ vākyaṃ divyaṃ ca dharmasaṃhitam
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • paurāṇikam -
  • paurāṇika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paurāṇika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmasaṃhitam -
  • dharmasaṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.60.62

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 1.60.62 in Bengali sript:
দেবানাং পূজনে রক্তা ন বৈ প্রেতা ভবংতি তে ।
শ্রুত্বা পৌরাণিকং বাক্যং দিব্যং চ ধর্মসংহিতম্ ॥ ৬২ ॥

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 1.60.62 in Gujarati sript:
દેવાનાં પૂજને રક્તા ન વૈ પ્રેતા ભવંતિ તે ।
શ્રુત્વા પૌરાણિકં વાક્યં દિવ્યં ચ ધર્મસંહિતમ્ ॥ ૬૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.60.62 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಾನಾಂ ಪೂಜನೇ ರಕ್ತಾ ನ ವೈ ಪ್ರೇತಾ ಭವಂತಿ ತೇ ।
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಪೌರಾಣಿಕಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಚ ಧರ್ಮಸಂಹಿತಮ್ ॥ ೬೨ ॥

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