Puranas : ( 03/04/2013. )

================================================================ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday, May 18, 2020. 1.INTRODUCTION : 7. ------------------------------------------------- The Maha Puranas have also been classified based on a specific deity, although the texts are mixed and revere all gods and goddesses:     Brahma: Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, Surya Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana Agni Purana     Saiva: Shiva Purana, Linga Purana, Skanda Purana, Varaha Purana, Vamana Purana, Kurma     ''''Purana, Matsya Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Brahmanda Purana     Vishnu Purana, Bhagavata Purana, Naradeya Purana, Garuda Purana, Vayu Purana, Varaha Purana. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda (236.18-21),[52] itself a Vaishnava Purana, classifies the Puranas in accordance with the three gunas or qu

======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23/02/2020. 1.INTRODUCTION : 6. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 13.Shiva Purana:  24,000 verses. Discusses Shiva, and stories about him. 14. Skanda Purana:  81,100 verses. Describes the birth of Skanda (or Karthikeya), son of Shiva. Being the longest Purana, it is an extraordinarily meticulous pilgrimage guide, containing geographical locations of pilgrimage centers in India, with related legends, parables, hymns and stories. Many untraced quotes are attributed to this text. 15. Vamana Purana: 10,000 verses. Describes North India, particularly Himalayan foothills region. 16. Varaha Purana:  24,000 verses. Primarily Vishnu-related worship manua

======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 05/02/2020. 1.INTRODUCTION : 5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Markandeya Purana : 9,000 verses. Describes Vindhya Range and western India. Probably composed in the valleys of Narmada and Tapti rivers, in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Named after sage Markandeya, a student of Brahma. Contains Chapters on dharma and on Hindu epic Mahabharata. The Purana includes Devi Mahatmyam of Shaktism. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Matsya Purana : 14,000 verses. An encyclopedia of diverse topics. Narrates the story of Matsya, the first of ten major Avatars of Vishnu. Likely composed in west I