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MAHA PURANAS - 7. Swami Sivananda

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================================================================ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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