# Purāṇas *Ancient histories and stories* Total entries: 82 (including 1 major comprehensive entry) ## Major Topics (Comprehensive Entries) *The most extensive entry on Puranic literature:* - [[index/entries/srimad-bhagavatam|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam]] (48KB) - The supreme Purāṇa, cream of Vedic knowledge ## The Eighteen Mahā-Purāṇas **Sāttvika Purāṇas (Glorify Viṣṇu):** 1. **Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)** - Most important, spotless 2. **Viṣṇu Purāṇa** - Glories of Lord Viṣṇu 3. **Nāradīya Purāṇa** - Narrated by Nārada 4. **Garuda Purāṇa** - Death and afterlife 5. **Padma Purāṇa** - Creation and dharma 6. **Vārāha Purāṇa** - Glories of Varāha **Rājasika Purāṇas (Glorify Brahmā):** 7. Brahmā Purāṇa 8. Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa 9. Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa 10. Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa 11. Bhaviṣya Purāṇa 12. Vāmana Purāṇa **Tāmasika Purāṇas (Glorify Śiva):** 13. Matsya Purāṇa 14. Kūrma Purāṇa 15. Liṅga Purāṇa 16. Śiva Purāṇa 17. Skanda Purāṇa 18. Agni Purāṇa ## Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam - The Supreme Purāṇa **Special Features:** - Compiled by Vyāsadeva after writing Vedānta-sūtra - Natural commentary on Vedānta - Purely about the Supreme Lord - 18,000 verses in 12 Cantos - Begins and ends with Krishna **The Twelve Cantos:** 1. Creation and avatāras 2. Cosmic manifestation 3. Kapila's teachings 4. Creation continues 5. Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata 6. Ajāmila and other stories 7. Prahlāda Mahārāja 8. Various avatāras 9. Dynasties and liberation of Ambarīṣa 10. **Krishna's pastimes** (cream of Bhāgavatam) 11. General history 12. Future kings and end of Kali-yuga ## Five Subjects of Bhāgavatam 1. Sarga - Primary creation 2. Visarga - Secondary creation 3. Sthāna - Maintenance 4. Poṣaṇa - Protection of devotees 5. Manvantara - Periods of Manus ## All Related Entries - [[index/A#author cited on bhāgavatam|Author cited on Bhāgavatam]] - [[index/B#bhaviṣya purāṇa|Bhaviṣya Purāṇa]] - [[index/B#bhaviṣya purāṇa quoted on devotee seeing lords will everywhere|Bhaviṣya Purāṇa quoted on devotee seeing Lords will everywhere]] - [[index/B#bhāgavata candra candrikā cited on vaiṣṇava philosophy|Bhāgavata candra candrikā cited on Vaiṣṇava philosophy]] - [[index/B#bhāgavata sandarbha quoted on lords transcendence|Bhāgavata sandarbha quoted on Lords transcendence]] - [[index/B#brahma vaivarta purāṇa cited|Brahma vaivarta Purāṇa cited]] - [[index/B#brahma vaivarta purāṇa cited on evolution|Brahma vaivarta Purāṇa cited on evolution]] - [[index/B#brahma vaivarta purāṇa quoted|Brahma vaivarta Purāṇa quoted]] - [[index/B#brahma vaivarta purāṇa quoted on sannyāsa in kali yuga|Brahma vaivarta Purāṇa quoted on sannyāsa in Kali yuga]] - [[index/B#brahmā purāṇa cited on aṣṭāvakras benediction curse|Brahmā Purāṇa cited on Aṣṭāvakras benediction curse]] - 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[[index/C#chāndogya upaniṣad cited on purāṇas & mahābhārata|Chāndogya Upaniṣad cited on Purāṇas & Mahābhārata]] - [[index/entries/garuda-purana|Garuḍa Purāṇa]] - [[index/G#garuḍa purāṇa quoted|Garuḍa Purāṇa quoted]] - [[index/G#garuḍa purāṇa quoted on ambarīṣa durvāsā narrative|Garuḍa Purāṇa quoted on Ambarīṣa Durvāsā narrative]] - [[index/K#kūrma purāṇa|Kūrma Purāṇa]] - [[index/K#kūrma purāṇa cited on demigods|Kūrma Purāṇa cited on demigods]] - [[index/K#kūrma purāṇa quoted on kṛṣṇas body|Kūrma Purāṇa quoted on Kṛṣṇas body]] - [[index/L#laghu bhāgavatāmṛta cited on purāṇas opinions about rāmacandra|Laghu bhāgavatāmṛta cited on Purāṇas opinions about Rāmacandra]] - [[index/L#liṅga purāṇa|Liṅga Purāṇa]] - [[index/M#mahā varāha purāṇa|Mahā varāha Purāṇa]] - [[index/M#mahā varāha purāṇa quoted on lords forms|Mahā varāha Purāṇa quoted on Lords forms]] - [[index/M#matsya purāṇa|Matsya Purāṇa]] - [[index/M#mārkaṇḍeya purāṇa|Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa]] - [[index/M#mārkaṇḍeya purāṇa cited on blasphemy|Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa cited on blasphemy]] - [[index/M#mārkaṇḍeya purāṇa cited on human embryo|Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa cited on human embryo]] - [[index/M#mārkaṇḍeya purāṇa cited on jewels (opulences)|Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa cited on jewels (opulences)]] - [[index/M#mārkaṇḍeya purāṇa quoted on yaśodās daughter|Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa quoted on Yaśodās daughter]] - [[index/N#narasiṁha purāṇa cited on holy name|Narasiṁha Purāṇa cited on holy name]] - [[index/N#narasiṁha purāṇa cited on ṛṣis|Narasiṁha Purāṇa cited on ṛṣis]] - [[index/N#nāradīya purāṇa quoted on prakṛti & puruṣa|Nāradīya Purāṇa quoted on prakṛti & puruṣa]] - [[index/N#nṛsiṁha purāṇa|Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa]] - [[index/N#nṛsiṁha purāṇa quoted on devotees|Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa quoted on devotees]] - [[index/entries/padma-purana|Padma Purāṇa]] - [[index/entries/padma-purana-cited|Padma Purāṇa cited]] - [[index/P#padma purāṇa cited on liberation|Padma Purāṇa cited on liberation]] - [[index/entries/padma-purana-quoted|Padma Purāṇa quoted]] - [[index/P#parāśara muni, viṣṇu purāṇa quoted by|Parāśara Muni, Viṣṇu Purāṇa quoted by]] - 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[[index/V#varāha purāṇa quoted on demoniac brāhmaṇas in kali yuga|Varāha Purāṇa quoted on demoniac brāhmaṇas in Kali yuga]] - [[index/entries/visnu-purana-cited|Viṣṇu Purāṇa cited]] - [[index/V#viṣṇu purāṇa cited on lord|Viṣṇu Purāṇa cited on Lord]] - [[index/V#viṣṇu purāṇa cited on varṇāśrama dharma|Viṣṇu Purāṇa cited on varṇāśrama dharma]] - [[index/entries/visnu-purana-quoted|Viṣṇu Purāṇa quoted]] - [[index/V#viṣṇu purāṇa quoted on varṇāśrama dharma|Viṣṇu Purāṇa quoted on varṇāśrama dharma]] - [[index/V#vāmana purāṇa|Vāmana Purāṇa]] - [[index/V#vāmana purāṇa cited on vena|Vāmana Purāṇa cited on Vena]] - [[index/V#vāmana purāṇa cited on arkaḥ|Vāmana Purāṇa cited on arkaḥ]] - [[index/V#vāmana purāṇa quoted on viṣṇu|Vāmana Purāṇa quoted on Viṣṇu]] - [[index/V#vāyu purāṇa cited|Vāyu Purāṇa cited]] - [[index/A#ādi purāṇa|Ādi Purāṇa]] - [[index/A#ādi varāha purāṇa|Ādi varāha Purāṇa]] - [[index/S#śiva purāṇa cited|Śiva Purāṇa cited]] - [[index/S#śrī bhāgavata candra candrikā cited on satīs lake|Śrī bhāgavata candra candrikā cited on Satīs lake]] - 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