Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.7.22
एवंलक्षणलक्ष्याणि पुराणानि पुराविद: ।
मुनयोऽष्टादश प्राहु: क्षुल्लकानि महान्ति च ॥ २२ ॥
evaṁ lakṣaṇa-lakṣyāṇi
[evam lakshana-lakshyaani]
purāṇāni purā-vidaḥ
[puraanaani puraa-vidah]
munayo ’ṣṭādaśa prāhuḥ
[munayo ’shtaadasha praahuh]
kṣullakāni mahānti ca
[kshullakaani mahaanti cha]
Word-for-word
evam
—
in this way
lakṣaṇa-lakṣyāṇi
—
symptomized by their characteristics
purāṇāni
—
the Purāṇas
purā-vidaḥ
—
those who are expert in such ancient histories
munayaḥ
—
the sages
aṣṭādaśa
—
eighteen
prāhuḥ
—
say
kṣullakāni
—
minor
mahānti
—
great
ca
—
also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ lakṣaṇa-lakṣyāṇi
evam
in this way
lakṣaṇa-lakṣyāṇi
symptomized by their characteristics
purāṇāni purā-vidaḥ
purāṇāni
the Purāṇas
purā-vidaḥ
those who are expert in such ancient histories
munayo ’ṣṭādaśa prāhuḥ
munayaḥ
the sages
aṣṭādaśa
eighteen
prāhuḥ
say
kṣullakāni mahānti ca
kṣullakāni
minor
mahānti
great
ca
also.
Sages expert in ancient histories have declared that the Purāṇas, according to their various characteristics, can be divided into eighteen major Purāṇas and eighteen secondary Purāṇas.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Sages expert in ancient histories have declared that the Purāṇas, according to their various characteristics, can be divided into eighteen major Purāṇas and eighteen secondary Purāṇas.
Personal Guidance
Sages have divided the Puranas into eighteen major and eighteen subsidiary, according to their characteristics. Even spiritual literature is organized for digestibility. We don't need to read everything — we need to read the right thing fully.
Reflection Questions
- Am I scattered across too many books rather than going deeper into a few?
- Which one text deserves my fuller attention now?
My note
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