Devanagari
ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं लैङ्गं सगारुडं ।
नारदीयं भागवतमाग्नेयं स्कान्दसंज्ञितम् ॥ २३ ॥
भविष्यं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं मार्कण्डेयं सवामनम् ।
वाराहं मात्स्यं कौर्मं च ब्रह्माण्डाख्यमिति त्रिषट् ॥ २४ ॥
Verse text
brāhmaṁ pādmaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ ca
śaivaṁ laiṅgaṁ sa-gāruḍaṁ
nāradīyaṁ bhāgavatam
āgneyaṁ skānda-saṁjṣitam
bhaviṣyaṁ brahma-vaivartaṁ
mārkaṇḍeyaṁ sa-vāmanam
vārāhaṁ mātsyaṁ kaurmaṁ ca
brahmāṇḍākhyam iti tri-ṣaṭ
Synonyms
brāhmam
—
the Brahma Purāṇa
;
pādmam
—
the Padma Purāṇa
;
vaiṣṇavam
—
the Viṣṇu Purāṇa
;
ca
—
and
;
śaivam
—
the Śiva Purāṇa
;
laiṅgam
—
the Liṅga Purāṇa
;
sa
—
gāruḍam — along with the Garuḍa Purāṇa
;
nāradīyam
—
the Nārada Purāṇa
;
bhāgavatam
—
the Bhāgavata Purāṇa
;
āgneyam
—
the Agni Purāṇa
;
skānda
—
the Skanda Purāṇa
;
saṁjṣitam
—
known as
;
bhaviṣyam
—
the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
;
brahma
—
vaivartam — the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa
;
mārkaṇḍeyam
—
the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
;
sa
—
vāmanam — together with the Vāmana Purāṇa
;
vārāham
—
the Varāha Purāṇa
;
mātsyam
—
the Matsya Purāṇa
;
kaurmam
—
the Kūrma Purāṇa
;
ca
—
and
;
brahmāṇḍa
—
ākhyam — known as the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa
;
iti
—
thus
;
tri
—
ṣaṭ — three times six .
Translation
The eighteen major Purāṇas are the Brahma, Padma, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Liṅga, Garuḍa, Nārada, Bhāgavata, Agni, Skanda, Bhaviṣya, Brahma-vaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Vāmana, Varāha, Matsya, Kūrma and Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇas.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The eighteen major Purāṇas are the Brahmā, Padma, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Liṅga, Garuḍa, Nārada, Bhāgavata, Agni, Skanda, Bhaviṣya, Brahma-vaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Vāmana, Varāha, Matsya, Kūrma and Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇas.
Triṣaṭ means eighteen.
Purport
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has quoted from the
Varāha Purāṇa, Śiva Purāṇa
and
Matsya Purāṇa
in confirmation of the above two verses.