Paramparā of the Atharva Veda and Purāṇas; Definition of a Purāṇa
Daśa-lakṣaṇam
ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं लैङ्गं सगारुडं । नारदीयं भागवतमाग्नेयं स्कान्दसंज्ञितम् ॥ २३ ॥ भविष्यं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं मार्कण्डेयं सवामनम् । वाराहं मात्स्यं कौर्मं च ब्रह्माण्डाख्यमिति त्रिषट् ॥ २४ ॥
brāhmaṁ pādmaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ ca śaivaṁ laiṅgaṁ sa-gāruḍaṁ nāradīyaṁ bhāgavatam āgneyaṁ skānda-saṁjñitam
اٹھارہ مہاپُران یہ ہیں: برہما، پادما، ویشنو (وَیشنوَ)، شیو، لِنگ، گَروڑ، نارَدیہ، بھاگوت، آگنیہ، سکانْد، بھوِشْیَ، برہما-وَیورت، مارکنڈیہ، وامَن، واراہ، متسْیَ، کورم اور برہمانڈ پُران۔
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has quoted from the Varāha Purāṇa, Śiva Purāṇa and Matsya Purāṇa in confirmation of the above two verses.
In Canto 12, Chapter 7, Śukadeva Gosvāmī enumerates the Purāṇas, including the Bhāgavata, as part of describing Purāṇic literature.
Śukadeva is presenting the traditional catalog of Purāṇas; the Bhāgavata is included as one of the Mahāpurāṇas within that broader scriptural framework.
It helps a student of bhakti recognize the wider Purāṇic canon while understanding the Bhāgavata’s place within Vedic literature, encouraging systematic study rather than confusion about sources.