Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.23.4 (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 4 contained in chapter 23 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.23.4

हिरण्यकश्यपेनापि व्यापितं भुवनत्रयम् ।
तपसाराध्य प्रबह्माणं वरं प्राप्तं सुदुर्लभम् ॥ ४ ॥

hiraṇyakaśyapenāpi vyāpitaṃ bhuvanatrayam |
tapasārādhya prabahmāṇaṃ varaṃ prāptaṃ sudurlabham || 4 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.23.4 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 (2.23.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hiranyaka, Api, Vyapita, Bhuvanatraya, Tapasa, Tapas, Aradhya, Varam, Vara, Prapta, Sudurlabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.23.4). 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: “hiraṇyakaśyapenāpi vyāpitaṃ bhuvanatrayam
  • hiraṇyaka -
  • hiraṇyaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śya -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • penā -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vyāpitam -
  • vyāpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhuvanatrayam -
  • bhuvanatraya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tapasārādhya prabahmāṇaṃ varaṃ prāptaṃ sudurlabham
  • tapasā -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ārādhya -
  • ārādhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārādhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse prabahmāṇam*va
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sudurlabham -
  • sudurlabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudurlabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudurlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.23.4

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 2.23.4 in Bengali sript:
হিরণ্যকশ্যপেনাপি ব্যাপিতং ভুবনত্রযম্ ।
তপসারাধ্য প্রবহ্মাণং বরং প্রাপ্তং সুদুর্লভম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 2.23.4 in Gujarati sript:
હિરણ્યકશ્યપેનાપિ વ્યાપિતં ભુવનત્રયમ્ ।
તપસારાધ્ય પ્રબહ્માણં વરં પ્રાપ્તં સુદુર્લભમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.23.4 in Kannada sript:
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕಶ್ಯಪೇನಾಪಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಿತಂ ಭುವನತ್ರಯಮ್ ।
ತಪಸಾರಾಧ್ಯ ಪ್ರಬಹ್ಮಾಣಂ ವರಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಂ ಸುದುರ್ಲಭಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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