Puranas

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The Puranas are part of Hindu Smriti; these religious scriptures discuss devotion and mythology. They were written c.400-1000; the eighteen Puranas with six each are rendered to members of the Hindu Trinity, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and Shakti, God's Power personified. Perhaps, the best known Purana is the Bhagavata-Purana.

The following are the following 18 major puranas:

1. .Brahma purana
2. .Padma purana
3. .Vishnu purana
4. .Skanda purana
5. .Shiv maha-Purana
6. .Vamana Purana
7. .markandeya Purana
8. .Varaha Purana
9. .Brahma Vaivarat purana
10. .Agni purana
11. .Bhavishya purana
12. .Matsya purana
13. .Garuda purana
14. .Brahmananda purana
15. .Shrimad bhagvata purana
16. .Kurma purana
17. .Linga purana
18. .Narad purana

The following are the 18 minor puranas:

1. .Sanatkumar purana
2. .Narasimha purana
3. .Brihannaradiya purana
4. .Sivarahasya purana
5. .Durvasa purana
6. .Kapila purana
7. .Kapila purana
8. .Bhargava purana
9. .Varuna purana
10. .Kalika purana
11. .Samba purana
12. .Nandi purana
13. .Surya purana
14. .Parasara purana
15. .Vashishtha purana
16. .Devi-Bhagvata purana
17. .Ganesha purana
18. .Hamsa purana

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