# Purāṇas *Ancient histories and stories* Total entries: 81 ## 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]] - [[index/entries/srimad-bhagavatam-cited|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam cited]] - [[index/entries/srimad-bhagavatam-quoted|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam quoted]] - [[index/S#śvetāśvatara upaniṣad quoted on śrīmad-bhāgavatam|Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad quoted on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam]] ## Related Categories - [[index/scriptures/vedic-literature|Vedic Literature]] - [[index/scriptures/mahabharata-ramayana|Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa]] - [[index/personalities/vyasadeva|Vyāsadeva]]