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ŚB 12.7.8

पुराणलक्षणं ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मर्षिभिर्निरूपितम् ।
श‍ृणुष्व बुद्धिमाश्रित्य वेदशास्त्रानुसारत: ॥ ८ ॥
purāṇa-lakṣaṇaṁ brahman
brahmarṣibhir nirūpitam
śṛṇuṣva buddhim āśritya
veda-śāstrānusārataḥ

Synonyms

purāṇa-lakṣaṇamthe characteristics of a Purāṇa; brahmanO brāhmaṇa, Śaunaka; brahma-ṛṣibhiḥby great learned brāhmaṇas; nirūpitamascertained; śṛṇuṣvaplease hear; buddhimintelligence; āśrityaresorting to; veda-śāstrathe Vedic scriptures; anusārataḥin accordance with.

Translation

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.