Shloka 60

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

उपभेदान्प्रवक्ष्यामि लोके ये सम्प्रतिष्ठिताः पाद्मे पुराणे यत्रोक्तं नरसिंहोपवर्णनम् तच्चाष्टादशसाहस्रं नारसिंहमिहोच्यते //

Transliteration

upabhedānpravakṣyāmi loke ye sampratiṣṭhitāḥ pādme purāṇe yatroktaṃ narasiṃhopavarṇanam taccāṣṭādaśasāhasraṃ nārasiṃhamihocyate //

Translation

I shall now declare the subsidiary divisions (upabhedas) that are well established in the world. That account in the Padma Purāṇa where the description of Narasiṁha is taught—consisting of eighteen thousand verses—is here called the Nārasiṁha (Purāṇa).

Word by Word

• उपभेदान् (upabhedān): subsidiary divisions / sub-classifications

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi): I shall explain

• लोके (loke): in the world

• ये (ye): which

• सम्प्रतिष्ठिताः (sampratiṣṭhitāḥ): well established / widely recognized

• पाद्मे पुराणे (pādme purāṇe): in the Padma Purāṇa

• यत्र (yatra): wherein / where

• उक्तम् (uktam): is stated / taught

• नरसिंहोपवर्णनम् (narasiṁha-upavarṇanam): the narration/description of Narasiṁha

• तत् (tat): that

• च (ca): and

• अष्टादशसाहस्रम् (aṣṭādaśasāhasram): eighteen thousand (verses)

• नारसिंहम् (nārasiṁham): the Nārasiṁha (Purāṇa/text)

• इह (iha): here

• उच्यते (ucyate): is called / is designated.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in dialogue with Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Padma Purana
• Narasimha
• Narasimha Purana (Nārasiṁha)

Tags

• PuranaClassification
• Upabheda
• Narasimha
• TextualTradition
• PuranicCanon

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it classifies Purāṇic literature by naming an upabheda (the Nārasiṁha text) and giving its extent (18,000 verses).

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it supports dharma by identifying authoritative textual sources: knowing recognized Purāṇas/upapūrāṇas guides kings and householders in choosing reliable narratives and teachings for ritual, vows, and conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the significance is bibliographic—pointing to a recognized Narasiṁha-focused Purāṇic corpus used for devotion and related observances.