Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.24.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 24 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.24.1

महादेवउवाच ।
प्रयागतीर्थमाहात्म्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा श्रुतम् ।
महादानपराः पुण्यकर्माणो यत्र संति हि ॥ १ ॥

mahādevauvāca |
prayāgatīrthamāhātmyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathā śrutam |
mahādānaparāḥ puṇyakarmāṇo yatra saṃti hi || 1 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.24.1 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 (6.24.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahadeva, Prayagatirtha, Ahan, Atmya, Atmi, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Yatha, Shrut, Shruta, Mahadana, Para, Punyakarman, Yatra, Sat, Santi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.24.1). 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: “mahādevauvāca
  • mahādevau -
  • mahādeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahādeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahādevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • auvā -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • aca -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “prayāgatīrthamāhātmyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathā śrutam
  • prayāgatīrtham -
  • prayāgatīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āhā -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • ātmyam -
  • ātmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātmī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • Line 3: “mahādānaparāḥ puṇyakarmāṇo yatra saṃti hi
  • mahādāna -
  • mahādāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahādāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāḥ -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puṇyakarmāṇo* -
  • puṇyakarman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santi -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.24.1

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 6.24.1 in Bengali sript:
মহাদেবৌবাচ ।
প্রযাগতীর্থমাহাত্ম্যং প্রবক্ষ্যামি যথা শ্রুতম্ ।
মহাদানপরাঃ পুণ্যকর্মাণো যত্র সংতি হি ॥ ১ ॥

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 6.24.1 in Gujarati sript:
મહાદેવૌવાચ ।
પ્રયાગતીર્થમાહાત્મ્યં પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ યથા શ્રુતમ્ ।
મહાદાનપરાઃ પુણ્યકર્માણો યત્ર સંતિ હિ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.24.1 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾದೇವೌವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರಯಾಗತೀರ್ಥಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯಥಾ ಶ್ರುತಮ್ ।
ಮಹಾದಾನಪರಾಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಕರ್ಮಾಣೋ ಯತ್ರ ಸಂತಿ ಹಿ ॥ ೧ ॥

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