Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.15.281 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Padmapurana is a one of the largest of the eighteen Major Puranas containing roughly 50,000 metrical verses. Although popular for its inclusion of the Ramayana and large sections on pilgrimage guides this is also known for its dedication to both Shiva and Vishnu. This is verse 281 contained in chapter 15 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.15.281

गृहस्थो ब्रह्मचारी च वानप्रस्थोऽथ भिक्षुकः ।
यथोक्तकारिणः सर्वे गच्छंति परमां गतिम् ॥ २८१ ॥

gṛhastho brahmacārī ca vānaprastho'tha bhikṣukaḥ |
yathoktakāriṇaḥ sarve gacchaṃti paramāṃ gatim || 281 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.15.281 is contained in the book Sri Padma Purana (Sanskrit Text and Hindi Translation) by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.15.281). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grihastha, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Vanaprastha, Atha, Bhikshuka, Yathokta, Kari, Karin, Sarva, Gacchat, Parama, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.15.281). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “gṛhastho brahmacārī ca vānaprastho'tha bhikṣukaḥ
  • gṛhastho* -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmacārī -
  • brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vānaprastho' -
  • vānaprastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhikṣukaḥ -
  • bhikṣuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yathoktakāriṇaḥ sarve gacchaṃti paramāṃ gatim
  • yathokta -
  • yathokta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yathokta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāriṇaḥ -
  • kāri (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • paramām -
  • paramā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.15.281

Cover of edition (2007)

Padma Purana (In Six Volumes)
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2007)

Sanskrit Text Only

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Cover of Bengali edition

Padma Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

Set of 7 Volumes

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Preview of verse 1.15.281 in Bengali sript:
গৃহস্থো ব্রহ্মচারী চ বানপ্রস্থোঽথ ভিক্ষুকঃ ।
যথোক্তকারিণঃ সর্বে গচ্ছংতি পরমাং গতিম্ ॥ ২৮১ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Sri Padma Purana (Tamil)
by Azhwargal Aaivu Maiyam, Chennai (2015)

Translated by S. Jagatrakshgan

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Padma Purana in Gujarati
by Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat (0)

[પદમ પુરણ:]

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Preview of verse 1.15.281 in Gujarati sript:
ગૃહસ્થો બ્રહ્મચારી ચ વાનપ્રસ્થોઽથ ભિક્ષુકઃ ।
યથોક્તકારિણઃ સર્વે ગચ્છંતિ પરમાં ગતિમ્ ॥ ૨૮૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

Padma Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Vijeth Prakashan Gadag, Bangalore (2013)

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.15.281 in Kannada sript:
ಗೃಹಸ್ಥೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರೀ ಚ ವಾನಪ್ರಸ್ಥೋಽಥ ಭಿಕ್ಷುಕಃ ।
ಯಥೋಕ್ತಕಾರಿಣಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಗಚ್ಛಂತಿ ಪರಮಾಂ ಗತಿಮ್ ॥ ೨೮೧ ॥

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