ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं भागवतं तथा । तथान्यन्नारदीय च मार्कंडेयं च सप्तमम
brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ tathā | tathānyannāradīya ca mārkaṃḍeyaṃ ca saptamama
Chúng được gọi là: Brāhma, Pādma, Vaiṣṇava, Śaiva, và cả Bhāgavata; lại thêm Nāradīya, và Mārkaṇḍeya là bộ thứ bảy.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
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.