Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.253.55 (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 55 contained in chapter 253 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.253.55

यथोपदिष्टं गुरुणा तथा कुर्वीत वैष्णवः ।
श्रौतं वैखानसं प्रोक्तं वासिष्ठं स्मार्तमुच्यते ॥ ५५ ॥

yathopadiṣṭaṃ guruṇā tathā kurvīta vaiṣṇavaḥ |
śrautaṃ vaikhānasaṃ proktaṃ vāsiṣṭhaṃ smārtamucyate || 55 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.253.55 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 (6.253.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yathopadishta, Guru, Tatha, Vaishnava, Shrauta, Vaikhanasa, Prokta, Vasishtha, Smarta, 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 6.253.55). 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: “yathopadiṣṭaṃ guruṇā tathā kurvīta vaiṣṇavaḥ
  • yathopadiṣṭam -
  • yathopadiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathopadiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathopadiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guruṇā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • vaiṣṇavaḥ -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrautaṃ vaikhānasaṃ proktaṃ vāsiṣṭhaṃ smārtamucyate
  • śrautam -
  • śrauta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrauta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaikhānasam -
  • vaikhānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaikhānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāsiṣṭham -
  • vāsiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smārtam -
  • smārta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smārta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smārtā (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 6.253.55

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 6.253.55 in Bengali sript:
যথোপদিষ্টং গুরুণা তথা কুর্বীত বৈষ্ণবঃ ।
শ্রৌতং বৈখানসং প্রোক্তং বাসিষ্ঠং স্মার্তমুচ্যতে ॥ ৫৫ ॥

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 6.253.55 in Gujarati sript:
યથોપદિષ્ટં ગુરુણા તથા કુર્વીત વૈષ્ણવઃ ।
શ્રૌતં વૈખાનસં પ્રોક્તં વાસિષ્ઠં સ્માર્તમુચ્યતે ॥ ૫૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.253.55 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥೋಪದಿಷ್ಟಂ ಗುರುಣಾ ತಥಾ ಕುರ್ವೀತ ವೈಷ್ಣವಃ ।
ಶ್ರೌತಂ ವೈಖಾನಸಂ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ವಾಸಿಷ್ಠಂ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ತಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

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