Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 4

Paramparā of the Atharva Veda and Purāṇas; Definition of a Purāṇa

Daśa-lakṣaṇam

Devanagari script

नक्षत्रकल्प: शान्तिश्च कश्यपाङ्गिरसादय: । एते आथर्वणाचार्या: श‍ृणु पौराणिकान् मुने ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

nakṣatrakalpaḥ śāntiś ca kaśyapāṅgirasādayaḥ ete ātharvaṇācāryāḥ śṛṇu paurāṇikān mune

Translation

Sina Nakṣatrakalpa, Śāntikalpa, Kaśyapa, Āṅgirasa at iba pa ay kabilang din sa mga ācārya ng Atharva Veda. Ngayon, O pantas, pakinggan ang mga kinikilalang awtoridad sa panitikang Purāṇa.

Synonyms

• nakṣatrakalpaḥ: Nakṣatrakalpa (name)
• nakṣatrakalpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakṣatra + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: nakṣatra (stars) + kalpa (arrangement/treatise)

• śāntiḥ: Śānti (name)
• śāntiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; proper name

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• kaśyapa-aṅgirasa-ādayaḥ: Kaśyapa, Aṅgirasa and others
• kaśyapa-aṅgirasa-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa + aṅgirasa + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (enumerative) with ādi-suffix: ‘Kaśyapa and Aṅgirasa etc.’

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• ātharvaṇa-ācāryāḥ: teachers of the Atharva tradition
• ātharvaṇa-ācāryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātharvaṇa + ācārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ātharvaṇa (of Atharva-veda) + ācārya (teachers)

• śṛṇu: hear
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• paurāṇikān: the Purāṇic (teachers/reciters)
• paurāṇikān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurāṇika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन

• mune: O sage!
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Nakṣatrakalpa
• Śānti
• Kaśyapa
• Aṅgiras

FAQs

Who are the Atharvaṇa ācāryas mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 12.7.4?

The verse lists Nakṣatrakalpa, Śānti, and Kaśyapa, Aṅgiras and others as teachers in the Atharva Veda tradition.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list Vedic teachers in Canto 12?

He is outlining the traditional lineages of Vedic and Purāṇic transmission to show how sacred knowledge is preserved and handed down through recognized authorities.

What is a practical lesson from Srimad Bhagavatam 12.7.4 for modern spiritual life?

Seek learning from authentic sources and established teacher-student lineages, rather than relying on speculation, since the Bhāgavatam emphasizes received wisdom (paramparā).