ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं भागवतं तथा । तथान्यन्नारदीय च मार्कंडेयं च सप्तमम
brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ tathā | tathānyannāradīya ca mārkaṃḍeyaṃ ca saptamama
ពួកវាត្រូវបានហៅថា៖ ប្រាហ្មៈ បាទ្មៈ វៃಷ್ಣវៈ និង សៃវៈ ហើយក៏មាន ភាគវតៈ។ បន្ថែមទៀត មាន នារទីយៈ និង ម៉ារកណ្ឌេយៈ ជាទី៧។
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A scholastic scene: sages reciting a list of Purāṇas; seven manuscripts arranged in order, each with a distinct emblem (lotus, conch, trident, etc.).
Purāṇas are presented as an organized dharma-literature tradition, each stream supporting right understanding through distinct theological emphases.
None; the verse is catalogic, naming Purāṇas rather than praising a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a listing/classification verse.