Shloka 45
Description of the Worship of the Planets
पुराणस्यादिभूतं च नवधा सृष्टि पौष्करम् । द्विजेभ्यः श्रावयेद्विद्वान्यश्च वै शृणुयात्पठेत् । कल्पकोटिशतं साग्रं ब्रह्मलोके स मोदते
purāṇasyādibhūtaṃ ca navadhā sṛṣṭi pauṣkaram | dvijebhyaḥ śrāvayedvidvānyaśca vai śṛṇuyātpaṭhet | kalpakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ brahmaloke sa modate
புராணத்தின் ஆதிமூலமான இந்த பௌஷ்கர ஒன்பது வகை ஸ்ருஷ்டி வர்ணனையை, அறிஞன் இருபிறப்போர்க்கு ஓதச் செய்தாலும், யார் கேட்கிறாரோ அல்லது படிக்கிறாரோ, அவர் நூறு கோடி கல்பங்களுக்கும் மேலாக பிரம்மலோகத்தில் மகிழ்வார்.
Unknown (context not provided; likely within a Purāṇic narrator-disciple dialogue such as Pulastya → Bhīṣma)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुराणस्यादिभूतम् = पुराणस्य + आदिभूतम्; श्रावयेद्विद्वान् = श्रावयेत् + विद्वान्; विद्वान्यः = विद्वान् + यः; शृणुयात्पठेत् = शृणुयात् + पठेत्.
FAQs
It refers to a traditional Purāṇic classification of creation into nine modes or stages. This verse highlights that the Puṣkara narration of that scheme is treated as a foundational teaching within the Purāṇa.
All three: a learned person is praised for reciting it to the twice-born (śrāvayet), while merit is also promised to one who listens (śṛṇuyāt) or reads/recites (paṭhet).
The verse states a phalaśruti (benefit statement): delight in Brahmaloka (the world of Brahmā) for an immense duration described as “a full hundred crores of kalpas.”