Shloka 8
Bhāgavatam Mahimā — The Glory, Measure, Transmission, and Gift of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
ब्राह्मं दशसहस्राणि पाद्मं पञ्चोनषष्टि च । श्रीवैष्णवं त्रयोविंशच्चतुर्विंशति शैवकम् ॥ ४ ॥ दशाष्टौ श्रीभागवतं नारदं पञ्चविंशति । मार्कण्डं नव वाह्नं च दशपञ्च चतु:शतम् ॥ ५ ॥ चतुर्दश भविष्यं स्यात्तथा पञ्चशतानि च । दशाष्टौ ब्रह्मवैवर्तं लैङ्गमेकादशैव तु ॥ ६ ॥ चतुर्विंशति वाराहमेकाशीतिसहस्रकम् । स्कान्दं शतं तथा चैकं वामनं दश कीर्तितम् ॥ ७ ॥ कौर्मं सप्तदशाख्यातं मात्स्यं तत्तु चतुर्दश । एकोनविंशत्सौपर्णं ब्रह्माण्डं द्वादशैव तु ॥ ८ ॥ एवं पुराणसन्दोहश्चतुर्लक्ष उदाहृत: । तत्राष्टदशसाहस्रं श्रीभागवतमिष्यते ॥ ९ ॥
brāhmaṁ daśa sahasrāṇi pādmaṁ pañcona-ṣaṣṭi ca śrī-vaiṣṇavaṁ trayo-viṁśac catur-viṁśati śaivakam
Brahma Purana berisi sepuluh ribu sloka, Padma Purana lima puluh lima ribu; Sri Wisnu Purana dua puluh tiga ribu, dan Siwa Purana dua puluh empat ribu. Srimad-Bhagavatam dihormati berjumlah delapan belas ribu sloka. Narada Purana memiliki dua puluh lima ribu, Markandeya sembilan ribu, dan Agni (Vahni) Purana lima belas ribu empat ratus sloka. Bhavisya Purana empat belas ribu lima ratus; Brahma-vaivarta delapan belas ribu, dan Linga Purana sebelas ribu. Varaha Purana dua puluh empat ribu; Skanda Purana delapan puluh satu ribu seratus; Vamana Purana sepuluh ribu. Kurma Purana tujuh belas ribu, Matsya Purana empat belas ribu, Garuda (Sauparna) Purana sembilan belas ribu, dan Brahmanda Purana dua belas ribu sloka. Demikian jumlah sloka seluruh Purana disebut empat ratus ribu; di antaranya, delapan belas ribu kembali adalah milik Srimad-Bhagavatam yang amat indah untuk bhakti kepada Sri Krishna.
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has quoted from the Matsya Purāṇa as follows:
FAQs
This passage states that Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is accepted as having eighteen thousand verses (aṣṭādaśa-sāhasram).
It says the collective body of Purāṇas is described as four hundred thousand verses in total (catur-lakṣa).
It helps a reader recognize Śrīmad Bhāgavatam as a complete, well-defined Purāṇa within the larger Purāṇic corpus, encouraging focused study of its bhakti-centered teachings rather than scattered reading.