ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं लैङ्गं सगारुडं । नारदीयं भागवतमाग्नेयं स्कान्दसंज्ञितम् ॥ २३ ॥ भविष्यं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं मार्कण्डेयं सवामनम् । वाराहं मात्स्यं कौर्मं च ब्रह्माण्डाख्यमिति त्रिषट् ॥ २४ ॥
brāhmaṁ pādmaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ ca śaivaṁ laiṅgaṁ sa-gāruḍaṁ nāradīyaṁ bhāgavatam āgneyaṁ skānda-saṁjñitam bhaviṣyaṁ brahma-vaivartaṁ mārkaṇḍeyaṁ sa-vāmanam vārāhaṁ mātsyaṁ kaurmaṁ ca brahmāṇḍākhyam iti tri-ṣaṭ
- brāhmam
- the Brahma Purāṇa
- pādmam
- the Padma Purāṇa
- vaiṣṇavam
- the Viṣṇu Purāṇa
- ca
- and
- śaivam
- the Śiva Purāṇa
- laiṅgam
- the Liṅga Purāṇa
- sa-gāruḍam
- along with the Garuḍa Purāṇa
- nāradīyam
- the Nārada Purāṇa
- bhāgavatam
- the Bhāgavata Purāṇa
- āgneyam
- the Agni Purāṇa
- skānda
- the Skanda Purāṇa
- saṁjñitam
- 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
The eighteen major Purāṇas are the Brahma, Padma, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Liṅga, Garuḍa, Nārada, Bhāgavata, Agni, Skanda, Bhaviṣya, Brahma-vaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Vāmana, Varāha, Matsya, Kūrma and Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇas.