Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 199

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं भागवतं तथा । तथान्यन्नारदीय च मार्कंडेयं च सप्तमम

Transliteration

brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ tathā | tathānyannāradīya ca mārkaṃḍeyaṃ ca saptamama

Translation

On les nomme : le Brāhma, le Pādma, le Vaiṣṇava, le Śaiva, et aussi le Bhāgavata ; puis encore le Nāradīya, et le Mārkaṇḍeya comme septième.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मम्: (the) Brāhma (Purāṇa)
• ब्राह्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); (पुराणनाम)

• पाद्मम्: (the) Pādma (Purāṇa)
• पाद्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुराणनाम)

• वैष्णवम्: (the) Vaiṣṇava (Purāṇa)
• वैष्णवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुराणनाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शैवम्: (the) Śaiva (Purāṇa)
• शैवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुराणनाम)

• भागवतम्: (the) Bhāgavata (Purāṇa)
• भागवतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुराणनाम)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Singular)

• नारदीयम्: (the) Nāradiya (Purāṇa)
• नारदीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुराणनाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मार्कण्डेयम्: (the) Mārkaṇḍeya (Purāṇa)
• मार्कण्डेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुराणनाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सप्तमम्: the seventh
• सप्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scholastic scene: sages reciting a list of Purāṇas; seven manuscripts arranged in order, each with a distinct emblem (lotus, conch, trident, etc.).

Characters & Entities

• Brāhma Purāṇa
• Pādma Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa
• Śaiva Purāṇa
• Bhāgavata Purāṇa
• Nāradīya Purāṇa
• Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas are presented as an organized dharma-literature tradition, each stream supporting right understanding through distinct theological emphases.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is catalogic, naming Purāṇas rather than praising a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a listing/classification verse.