Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.71.285 (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 285 contained in chapter 71 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.71.285

वायुर्वह्निः शुचिः श्रेष्ठः शंकरो रुद्रराट्गुरुः ।
विद्वत्तमश्चित्ररथो गंधर्वाग्र्योक्षरोत्तमः ॥ २८५ ॥

vāyurvahniḥ śuciḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śaṃkaro rudrarāṭguruḥ |
vidvattamaścitraratho gaṃdharvāgryokṣarottamaḥ || 285 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.71.285 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 (6.71.285). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vayu, Vahni, Shuci, Shreshtha, Shankara, Rudra, Raj, Guru, Vidvattama, Citraratha, Gandharva, Kshara, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.71.285). 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: “vāyurvahniḥ śuciḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śaṃkaro rudrarāṭguruḥ
  • vāyur -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • vahniḥ -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhaḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅkaro* -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rudra -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāṭ -
  • rāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vidvattamaścitraratho gaṃdharvāgryokṣarottamaḥ
  • vidvattamaś -
  • vidvattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citraratho* -
  • citraratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gandharvā -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agryo -
  • kṣaro -
  • kṣara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uttamaḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.71.285

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 6.71.285 in Bengali sript:
বাযুর্বহ্নিঃ শুচিঃ শ্রেষ্ঠঃ শংকরো রুদ্ররাট্গুরুঃ ।
বিদ্বত্তমশ্চিত্ররথো গংধর্বাগ্র্যোক্ষরোত্তমঃ ॥ ২৮৫ ॥

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 6.71.285 in Gujarati sript:
વાયુર્વહ્નિઃ શુચિઃ શ્રેષ્ઠઃ શંકરો રુદ્રરાટ્ગુરુઃ ।
વિદ્વત્તમશ્ચિત્રરથો ગંધર્વાગ્ર્યોક્ષરોત્તમઃ ॥ ૨૮૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.71.285 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಯುರ್ವಹ್ನಿಃ ಶುಚಿಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಶಂಕರೋ ರುದ್ರರಾಟ್ಗುರುಃ ।
ವಿದ್ವತ್ತಮಶ್ಚಿತ್ರರಥೋ ಗಂಧರ್ವಾಗ್ರ್ಯೋಕ್ಷರೋತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೨೮೫ ॥

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