श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण द्वादश स्कन्ध अध्याय 13 श्लोक 1-14

dvadash skandh: trayodash adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: dvadash skandh: trayodash adhyayah shlok 1-14 ka hindi anuvad vibhinn puranoan ki shlok-sankhya aur shrimadbhagavat ki mahima soot ji kahate haian- brahma, varun, indr, rudr aur marudgan divy stutiyoan ke dvara jinake gunagan mean sanlagn rahate haian; sam-sangit ke marmajn rrishi-muni aang, pad, kram evan upanishadoan ke sahit vedoan dvara jinaka gan karate rahate haian; yogi log dhyan ke dvara nishchal evan tallin man se jinaka bhavamay darshan prapt karate rahate haian; kintu yah sab karate rahane par bhi devata, daity, manushy- koee bhi jinake vastavik svaroop ko poornatay n jan saka, un svayan prakash paramatma ko namaskar hai. jis samay bhagavan ne kachchhap roop dharan kiya tha aur unaki pith par b da bhari mandarachal mathani ki tarah ghoom raha tha, us samay mandarachal ki chattanoan ki nok se khujalane ke karan bhagavan ko tanik sukh mila. ve so gaye aur shvas ki gati tanik badh gayi. us samay us shvas vayu se jo samudr ke jal ko dhakka laga tha, usaka sanskar aj bhi usamean shesh hai. aj bhi samudr usi shvas vayu ke thape doan ke phalasvaroop jvar-bhatoan ke roop mean din-rat chadhata-utarata rahata hai, use ab tak vishram n mila. bhagavan ki vahi param prabhavashali shvas vayu ap logoan ki raksha kare. shaunak ji! ab puranoan ki alag-alag shlok-sankhya, unaka jo d, shrimadbhagavat ka pratipady vishay aur usaka prayojan bhi suniye. isake dan ki paddhati tatha dan aur path adi ki mahima bhi ap log shravan kijiye. brahmapuran mean das hajar shlok, padmapuran mean pachapan hajar, shrivishnupuran mean teees hajar aur shivapuran ki shlok sankhya chaubis hajar hai. shrimadbhagavat mean atharah hajar, naradapuran mean pachis hajar, markandeyapuran mean nau hajar tatha agnipuran mean pandrah hajar char sau shlok haian. bhavishyapuran ki shlok-sankhya chaudah hajar paanch sau hai aur brahmavaivartapuran ki atharah hajar tatha liangapuran mean gyarah hajar shlok haian. varahapuran mean chaubis hajar, skandhapuran ki shlok sankhya ikyasi hajar ek sau hai aur vamanapuran ki das hajar. koormapuran satrah hajar shlokoan ka aur matsyapuran chaudah hajar shlokoan ka hai. garu dapuran mean unnis hajar shlok haian aur brahmandapuran mean barah hajar. is prakar sab puranoan ki shlok sankhya kul milakar char lakh hoti hai. unamean shrimadbhagavat, jaisa ki pahale kaha ja chuka hai, atharah hajar shlokoan ka hai. shaunak ji! pahale-pahal bhagavan vishnu ne apane nabhikamal par sthit evan sansar se bhayabhit brahma par param karuna karake is puran ko prakashit kiya tha. isake adi, madhy aur ant mean vairagy utpann karane vali bahut-si kathaean haian. is mahapuran mean jo bhagavan shrihari ki lila-kathaean haian, ve to amritasvaroop haian hi; unake sevan se satpurush devataoan ko b da hi anand milata hai. ap log janate haian ki samast upanishadoan ka sar hai. brahm aur atma ka ekatvaroop advitiy sadvastu. vahi shrimadbhagavat ka pratipady vishay hai. inake nirman prayojan hai ekamatr kaivaly-moksh. jo purush bhadrapad mas ki poornima ke din shrimadbhagavat ko sone ke sianhasan par rakhakar usaka dan karata hai, use paramagati prapt hoti hai. santoan ki sabha mean tabhi tak doosare puranoan ki shobha hoti hai, jab tak sarvashreshth svayan shrimadbhagavat mahapuran ke darshan nahian hote.