Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.130.2 (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 2 contained in chapter 130 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.130.2

श्रेष्ठा भक्तिस्तु का प्रोक्ता वद विश्वेश्वर प्रभो ।
येन विज्ञानमात्रेण नराः सुखमवाप्नुयुः ॥ २ ॥

śreṣṭhā bhaktistu kā proktā vada viśveśvara prabho |
yena vijñānamātreṇa narāḥ sukhamavāpnuyuḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.130.2 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 (6.130.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreshtha, Bhakti, Prokta, Vada, Vishveshvara, Prabhu, Yena, Yah, Yat, Vijnana, Atra, Nara, Sukham, Sukha, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.130.2). 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: “śreṣṭhā bhaktistu proktā vada viśveśvara prabho
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaktis -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktā* -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viśveśvara -
  • viśveśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśveśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yena vijñānamātreṇa narāḥ sukhamavāpnuyuḥ
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vijñānam -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātreṇa -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyuḥ -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.130.2

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 6.130.2 in Bengali sript:
শ্রেষ্ঠা ভক্তিস্তু কা প্রোক্তা বদ বিশ্বেশ্বর প্রভো ।
যেন বিজ্ঞানমাত্রেণ নরাঃ সুখমবাপ্নুযুঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 6.130.2 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રેષ્ઠા ભક્તિસ્તુ કા પ્રોક્તા વદ વિશ્વેશ્વર પ્રભો ।
યેન વિજ્ઞાનમાત્રેણ નરાઃ સુખમવાપ્નુયુઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.130.2 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಭಕ್ತಿಸ್ತು ಕಾ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಾ ವದ ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।
ಯೇನ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ನರಾಃ ಸುಖಮವಾಪ್ನುಯುಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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