पुराणलक्षणं ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मर्षिभिर्निरूपितम् । शृणुष्व बुद्धिमाश्रित्य वेदशास्त्रानुसारत: ॥ ८ ॥
purāṇa-lakṣaṇaṁ brahman brahmarṣibhir nirūpitam śṛṇuṣva buddhim āśritya veda-śāstrānusārataḥ
- purāṇa-lakṣaṇam
- the characteristics of a Purāṇa
- brahman
- O brāhmaṇa, Śaunaka
- brahma-ṛṣibhiḥ
- by great learned brāhmaṇas
- nirūpitam
- ascertained
- śṛṇuṣva
- please hear
- buddhim
- intelligence
- āśritya
- resorting to
- veda-śāstra
- the Vedic scriptures
- anusārataḥ
- in accordance with
O Śaunaka, please hear with attention the characteristics of a Purāṇa, which have been defined by the most eminent learned brāhmaṇas in accordance with Vedic literature.