SB 12.13.3 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.13.3

పురాణసఙ్ఖ్యాసమ్భూతిమస్య వాచ్యప్రయోజనే । దానం దానస్య మాహాత్మ్యం పాఠాదేశ్చ నిబోధత ॥ ౩ ॥

purāṇa-saṅkhyā-sambhūtim

[puraana-sankhyaa-sambhootim]

asya vācya-prayojane

[asya vaachya-prayojane]

dānaṁ dānasya māhātmyaṁ

[daanam daanasya maahaatmyam]

pāṭhādeś ca nibodhata

[paathaadesh cha nibodhata]

Word-for-word

purāṇa — of the Purāṇas saṅkhyā — of the counting (of verses) sambhūtim — the summation asya — of this Bhāgavatam vācya — the subject matter prayojane — and the purpose dānam — the method of giving as a gift dānasya — of such gift-giving māhātmyam — the glories pāṭha-ādeḥ — of teaching and so on ca — and nibodhata — please hear.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

purāṇa-saṅkhyā-sambhūtim

purāṇa

of the Purāṇas

saṅkhyā

of the counting (of verses)

sambhūtim

the summation

asya vācya-prayojane

asya

of this Bhāgavatam

vācya

the subject matter

prayojane

and the purpose

dānaṁ dānasya māhātmyaṁ

dānam

the method of giving as a gift

dānasya

of such gift-giving

māhātmyam

the glories

pāṭhādeś ca nibodhata

pāṭha-ādeḥ

of teaching and so on

and

nibodhata

please hear.

Now please hear a summation of the verse length of each of the Purāṇas. Then hear of the prime subject and purpose of this Bhāgavata Purāṇa, the proper method of giving it as a gift, the glories of such gift-giving, and finally the glories of hearing and chanting this literature.

Purport

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the best of all Purāṇas. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the other Purāṇas will now be mentioned just as the assistants of a king are mentioned in connection with his glorification.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Now please hear a summation of the length of each Purāṇa according to the number of verses, and as well hear the subject and purpose of this Bhāgavata Purāṇa, the proper method of giving it as a gift, the glories of giving it, and finally the glories of hearing and chanting this literature. Just as the various rulers who come before the emperor of the world to praise him should be counted, so the various Mahā-purāṇas should be counted in the presence of the emperor among Mahā-purāṇas. Sambhūtim means manifestation. Please hear the manifested number of Purāṇas and also Bhāgavatam’s subject and purpose.

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