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The term Purana appears in the Vedic texts. For example, Atharva Veda mentions Purana (in the singular) in XI.7.24 and XV.6.10-11: [18] "The Rig and Sama verses, the Chandas, the Purana along with the Yajur formulae, all sprang from the remainder of the sacrificial food, (as also) the gods that resort to heaven.
The notable Shaiva Upapuranas are the Saura Purana, the Shivadharmapurva Purana, the Shivadharmottara Purana, the Shivarahasya Purana, the Ekamra Purana, the Parashara Purana, the Varuna Purana, and the Maheshvara Purana. [1] The extant Saura Purana comprises 69 chapters. The extant Parashara Upapurana consists 18 chapters.
[47] [49] [50] The content is diverse across the Puranas, and each Purana has survived in numerous manuscripts which are themselves voluminous and comprehensive. The Hindu Puranas are anonymous texts and likely the work of many authors over the centuries; in contrast, most Jaina Puranas can be dated and their authors assigned. [48]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... , the 18 great Puranas of Hinduism, especially the Bhagavata Purana and Vishnu Purana;
Padma Purana: Sanskrit scripture, One of the 18 major Puranas. Paduka Sahasra: A Sanskrit hymn by Vedanta Desika in praise of the sandals of Rama. Pañcāmirutha Vaṇṇam : Tamil work attributed to Pamban Swamigal. Paraaparakkanni __ A collection of 389 hymns in (Kanni manner) sung by Taayumanavar.( Tamil)
The Sanskrit text Garuda Purana is one of 18 Mahapuranas in Hinduism. [1] The Garuda Purana was likely composed in the first millennium CE, with significant expansions and revisions occurring over several centuries. Scholars estimate that the earliest core might date back to between the 4th and 11th centuries CE, with substantial additions and ...
The Vishnudharmottara Purana is a Vaishnava-tradition text. It includes mythology and dharma legends, has sections on cosmology, cosmogony, geography, astronomy, astrology, division of time, genealogies (mostly of kings and sages), manners and customs, charity, penances, law and politics, war strategies, medicines and their preparation for human beings and animals, cuisine, grammar, metrics ...
The source of many popular stories of Krishna's pastimes for centuries in the Indian subcontinent, [6] the Bhagavata Purana is widely recognized as the best-known and most influential of the Puranas, and as a part of Vedic literature (the Puranas, Itihasa epics, and Upanishads) is referred to as the "Fifth Veda".