Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.66.38 (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 38 contained in chapter 66 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.66.38

तुलसीपत्रकं धृत्वा नामोच्चारणपूर्वकम् ।
स्नानं सुकृतिभिः प्रोक्तं कर्तव्यं विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ ३८ ॥

tulasīpatrakaṃ dhṛtvā nāmoccāraṇapūrvakam |
snānaṃ sukṛtibhiḥ proktaṃ kartavyaṃ vidhipūrvakam || 38 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.66.38 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 (6.66.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tulasipatra, Kah, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Namoccarana, Purvakam, Purvaka, Snana, Sukriti, Sukritin, Prokta, Kartavya, Vidhipurvaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.66.38). 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: “tulasīpatrakaṃ dhṛtvā nāmoccāraṇapūrvakam
  • tulasīpatra -
  • tulasīpatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tulasīpatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhṛtvā -
  • dhṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhṛ]
    dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāmoccāraṇa -
  • nāmoccāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāmoccāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvakam -
  • pūrvakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “snānaṃ sukṛtibhiḥ proktaṃ kartavyaṃ vidhipūrvakam
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sukṛtibhiḥ -
  • sukṛti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sukṛti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sukṛti (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sukṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sukṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • vidhipūrvakam -
  • vidhipūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhipūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.66.38

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 6.66.38 in Bengali sript:
তুলসীপত্রকং ধৃত্বা নামোচ্চারণপূর্বকম্ ।
স্নানং সুকৃতিভিঃ প্রোক্তং কর্তব্যং বিধিপূর্বকম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 6.66.38 in Gujarati sript:
તુલસીપત્રકં ધૃત્વા નામોચ્ચારણપૂર્વકમ્ ।
સ્નાનં સુકૃતિભિઃ પ્રોક્તં કર્તવ્યં વિધિપૂર્વકમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.66.38 in Kannada sript:
ತುಲಸೀಪತ್ರಕಂ ಧೃತ್ವಾ ನಾಮೋಚ್ಚಾರಣಪೂರ್ವಕಮ್ ।
ಸ್ನಾನಂ ಸುಕೃತಿಭಿಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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