Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 3.20.21 (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 21 contained in chapter 20 of book 3 (स्वर्गखण्ड, svargakhaṇḍa).

Verse 3.20.21

उपोष्य रजनीमेकां मासि भाद्रपदे तथा ।
अमावस्यां नरः स्नात्वा व्रजेद्वै यत्र शंकरः ॥ २१ ॥

upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ māsi bhādrapade tathā |
amāvasyāṃ naraḥ snātvā vrajedvai yatra śaṃkaraḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 3.20.21 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 (3.20.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uposhya, Rajani, Eka, Mas, Masi, Bhadrapada, Tatha, Amavasi, Amavasya, Nara, Nri, Snatva, Yatra, Shankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 3.20.21). 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: “upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ māsi bhādrapade tathā
  • upoṣya -
  • upoṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upoṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rajanīm -
  • rajanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ekām -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • māsi -
  • māsī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    māsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    māsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • bhādrapade -
  • bhādrapada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhādrapadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “amāvasyāṃ naraḥ snātvā vrajedvai yatra śaṃkaraḥ
  • amāvasyām -
  • amāvasī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    amāvasyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • snātvā* -
  • snātva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vrajed -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkaraḥ -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 3.20.21

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 3.20.21 in Bengali sript:
উপোষ্য রজনীমেকাং মাসি ভাদ্রপদে তথা ।
অমাবস্যাং নরঃ স্নাত্বা ব্রজেদ্বৈ যত্র শংকরঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 3.20.21 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપોષ્ય રજનીમેકાં માસિ ભાદ્રપદે તથા ।
અમાવસ્યાં નરઃ સ્નાત્વા વ્રજેદ્વૈ યત્ર શંકરઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 3.20.21 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪೋಷ್ಯ ರಜನೀಮೇಕಾಂ ಮಾಸಿ ಭಾದ್ರಪದೇ ತಥಾ ।
ಅಮಾವಸ್ಯಾಂ ನರಃ ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ವ್ರಜೇದ್ವೈ ಯತ್ರ ಶಂಕರಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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