SB 12.7.8
Devanāgarī
पुराणलक्षणं ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मर्षिभिर्निरूपितम् । शृणुष्व बुद्धिमाश्रित्य वेदशास्त्रानुसारत: ॥ ८ ॥
Text
purāṇa-lakṣaṇaṁ brahman brahmarṣibhir nirūpitam śṛṇuṣva buddhim āśritya veda-śāstrānusārataḥ
Synonyms
purāṇa-lakṣaṇam—the characteristics of aPurāṇa;brahman—Obrāhmaṇa,Śaunaka;brahma-ṛṣibhiḥ—by great learnedbrāhmaṇas;nirūpitam—ascertained;śṛṇuṣva—please hear;buddhim—intelligence;āśritya—resorting to;veda-śāstra—the Vedic scriptures;anusārataḥ—in 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.