Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 3.53.58 (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 58 contained in chapter 53 of book 3 (स्वर्गखण्ड, svargakhaṇḍa).

Verse 3.53.58

गायत्री वेदजननी गायत्री लोकपावनी ।
गायत्र्या न परं जप्यमेतद्विज्ञायमुच्यते ॥ ५८ ॥

gāyatrī vedajananī gāyatrī lokapāvanī |
gāyatryā na paraṃ japyametadvijñāyamucyate || 58 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 3.53.58 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 (3.53.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gayatri, Gayatrin, Vedajanani, Lokapa, Ani, Gayatrya, Param, Para, Japya, Etad, Vijnaya, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 3.53.58). 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: “gāyatrī vedajananī gāyatrī lokapāvanī
  • gāyatrī -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gāyatrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedajananī -
  • vedajananī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • gāyatrī -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gāyatrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokapāva -
  • lokapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anī -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ani (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “gāyatryā na paraṃ japyametadvijñāyamucyate
  • gāyatryā* -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gāyatrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāyatryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • japyam -
  • japya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    japya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    japyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jap -> japya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jap class 1 verb]
    jap -> japya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jap class 1 verb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vijñāyam -
  • vijñāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijñāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijñāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 3.53.58

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 3.53.58 in Bengali sript:
গাযত্রী বেদজননী গাযত্রী লোকপাবনী ।
গাযত্র্যা ন পরং জপ্যমেতদ্বিজ্ঞাযমুচ্যতে ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 3.53.58 in Gujarati sript:
ગાયત્રી વેદજનની ગાયત્રી લોકપાવની ।
ગાયત્ર્યા ન પરં જપ્યમેતદ્વિજ્ઞાયમુચ્યતે ॥ ૫૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 3.53.58 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾಯತ್ರೀ ವೇದಜನನೀ ಗಾಯತ್ರೀ ಲೋಕಪಾವನೀ ।
ಗಾಯತ್ರ್ಯಾ ನ ಪರಂ ಜಪ್ಯಮೇತದ್ವಿಜ್ಞಾಯಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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