Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.255.7 (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 7 contained in chapter 255 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.255.7

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्मां पृच्छसि गौरवात् ।
विशुद्धहृदये पुंसां बुद्धिः श्रेयसि जायते ॥ ७ ॥

vasiṣṭha uvāca |
śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi yanmāṃ pṛcchasi gauravāt |
viśuddhahṛdaye puṃsāṃ buddhiḥ śreyasi jāyate || 7 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.255.7 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 (6.255.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasishtha, Rajan, Rajat, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Yat, Yad, Asmad, Gaurava, Vishuddha, Hridaya, Pums, Buddhi, Shreyas, Shreyasi, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.255.7). 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: “vasiṣṭha uvāca
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi yanmāṃ pṛcchasi gauravāt
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • 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]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛcchasi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • gauravāt -
  • gaurava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gaurava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 3: “viśuddhahṛdaye puṃsāṃ buddhiḥ śreyasi jāyate
  • viśuddha -
  • viśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛdaye -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • buddhiḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyasi -
  • śreyasī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.255.7

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 6.255.7 in Bengali sript:
বসিষ্ঠ উবাচ ।
শৃণু রাজন্প্রবক্ষ্যামি যন্মাং পৃচ্ছসি গৌরবাত্ ।
বিশুদ্ধহৃদযে পুংসাং বুদ্ধিঃ শ্রেযসি জাযতে ॥ ৭ ॥

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 6.255.7 in Gujarati sript:
વસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
શૃણુ રાજન્પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ યન્માં પૃચ્છસિ ગૌરવાત્ ।
વિશુદ્ધહૃદયે પુંસાં બુદ્ધિઃ શ્રેયસિ જાયતે ॥ ૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.255.7 in Kannada sript:
ವಸಿಷ್ಠ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ರಾಜನ್ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯನ್ಮಾಂ ಪೃಚ್ಛಸಿ ಗೌರವಾತ್ ।
ವಿಶುದ್ಧಹೃದಯೇ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ಬುದ್ಧಿಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಸಿ ಜಾಯತೇ ॥ ೭ ॥

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