Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.7.23-24

brāhmaḿ pādmaḿ vaiṣṇavaḿ ca

śaivaḿ laińgaḿ sa-gāruḍaḿ

nāradīyaḿ bhāgavatam

āgneyaḿ skānda-saḿjñitam

bhaviṣyaḿ brahma-vaivartaḿ

mārkaṇḍeyaḿ sa-vāmanam

vārāhaḿ mātsyaḿ kaurmaḿ ca

brahmāṇḍākhyam iti tri-ṣaṭ

SYNONYMS

brāhmam — the Brahmā Purāṇa; pādmam — the Padma Purāṇa; vaiṣṇavam — the Viṣṇu Purāṇa; ca — and; śaivam — the Śiva Purāṇa; laińgam — the Lińga Purāṇa; sa-gāruḍam — along with the Garuḍa Purāṇa; nāradīyam — the Nārada Purāṇa; bhāgavatam — the Bhāgavata Purāṇa; āgneyam — the Agni Purāṇa; skānda — the Skanda Purāṇa; saḿjñitam — known as; bhaviṣyam — the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa; brahma-vaivartam — the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa; mārkaṇḍeyam — the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa; sa-vāmanam — together with the Vāmana Purāṇa; vārāham — the Varāha Purāṇa; mātsyam — the Matsya Purāṇa; kaurmam — the Kūrma Purāṇa; ca — and; brahmāṇḍa-ākhyam — known as the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa; iti — thus; tri-ṣaṭ — three times six.

TRANSLATION

The eighteen major Purāṇas are the Brahmā, Padma, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Lińga, Garuḍa, Nārada, Bhāgavata, Agni, Skanda, Bhaviṣya, Brahma-vaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Vāmana, Varāha, Matsya, Kūrma and Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇas.

PURPORT

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has quoted from the Varāha Purāṇa, Śiva Purāṇa and Matsya Purāṇa in confirmation of the above two verses.

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