Puranas

Bhagavat Purana (also known as Srimad Bhagavata, Bhagavatam or Bhagwat) is the most popular and widely circulated of all the Puranas. Dear to devot...

Brahmanda Purana deals with the origin of the universe as told by Brahma. In the beginning there was a golden egg and the prapanca (universe with i...

The Brahmandamahapuranam (Brahmanda Purana) contains twelve thousand verses. It deals with the origin of the universe as told by Brahma. In the beg...

Vedavyasa has composed Mahapuranas by resorting to the use of historical episodes, legends, stories, fables etc. in order to lay down clearly the t...

The Brihad Dharma Purana is a Hindu religious text, which classified itself as the last of the 18 Upapuranas. The extant text comprises three khaņḑ...

The book is organized into six chapters. "Origins" contains myths relating to creation time, and space. "Seers, Kings and Supernaturals" relates ta...

The son of Lord Shiva, the most powerful of the hindu trinity, 'Ganesh' is one of the most prominent avatars,faithfully invoked and sincerely worsh...

Garuda Purana is in the form of instructions by Vishnu to his carrier, Garuda (The King of Birds - a vimana of Lord Vishnu). This Purana deals with...

The Puranas have been treated in India as encyclopedias for all people with regard to religious practices of Hindus in ancient and medieval India. ...

One of the important Puranas among the eighteen Maha-Purana is kurma Mahapurana, in which the narrator is Lord Vishnu himself, in the form of a Kur...

Kurma Purana is one of the major eighteen Puranas. It is believed to have been directly narrated by the Lord Vishnu to the sage Narad, and it conta...

The Puranas in the Indian Religious context are considered to be the important set of the religious literature, after the Vedic literature totally ...

The Linga Purana deals with a variety of subjects-geographical, historical, religious and the like which need elucidation. This task could not be a...

The Markandeya Purana is a famous one amongst the eighteen Mahapuranas. This Purana has a character different from that of all the others. It has n...

The Matsya Purana earns its title from the fish incarnation of Vishnu, the other nine being- Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Bharagava Parshurama...

Narada Purana was spoken by the great saint Sanatkumara to Devarshi Narada and contains 22,000 verses. Subjects: the story of Markandeya Rishi, the...

Narasimha Purana occupies an important place among the upa-Puranas. Like other Puranas, Narasimha Purana is also considered to be complied by Vyasa...

The Puranas are sacred text.There are many such puranas.Eighteen of these are major puranas and are known as Mahapuranas.The other are minor purana...

Saivism encompasses all aspects of religion: a philosophy, a theology, a conception of the universe, a current of devotion, a world of myths, elabo...

The Shiva Purana is a much sacred text for the Hindus, particularly to those that adhere on Shiv's faith and are called 'Shaiva'. This is a huge to...

The Puranas are considered to be the pillars of Vedic Dharma comprising of Shruti, Smriti and Puranas. The Shiva Mahapurana is a famous one amongst...

Named after Skanda, son of Shiva, this Purana expounds doctrines and worship of Siva. It also contains legends of Siva, especially his battles with...

Agni purana, occupies an important place among the most popular works in the Mahapuranas, exceptionally for its scientific tracts. It is also calle...

The Bhavishya Purana is an ancient Sanskrit text authored by Sri Vyasa Muni, the compiler of the Vedic texts. It is one of the 18 major Puranas, an...