Like this: Like Loading Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Comment Name Email Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Next Post. Prev Post. The Story of the Birth of Kauravas. If Jnana is not attained thereby, study the 10 Upanishads; thou shalt soon attain Jnana, and then My Seat.
Thou shalt get release. If thou longest after Videhamukti or disembodied salvation , study the Upanishads. I will truly state in order the names of the Upanishads with their S anti purificatory Mantras.
Hearken to them. These Upanishads are able to do away with the three Bhavanas [of doubt, vain thought, and false thought] , conferring Jyana and Vairagya, and destroying the three Vasanas [of book-lore, world and body]. As discussed in " Are the Mahapuranas 18 in number? Cause I found 19 " post, list of Maha Puranas is:. There are eighteen acknowledged Puranas. Altogether there are eighteen Puranas, six devoted to Visnu, six to Brahma, and six to Siva.
All of them are written in verse, and all are usually attributed to Vyasa, the reputed author of the Mahabharata and editor of the Vedas.
Their date may be safely assigned to the somewhat uncertain Epic Period. The other Puranas - the Upapuranas other than those referred to as the 'Mahapuranas' are subject to disagreement, usually along sectarian lines. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Cosmology, Describes cosmology, relationship between gods. Includes chapters on rivers, geography of Bharat India and other nations on earth, types of minerals and stones, testing methods for stones for their quality, various diseases and their symptoms, various medicines, aphrodisiacs, prophylactics, Hindu calendar and its basis, astronomy, moon, planets, astrology, architecture, building home, essential features of a temple, rites of passage, virtues such as compassion, charity and gift making, economy, thrift, duties of a king, politics, state officials and their roles and how to appointment them, genre of literature, rules of grammar, and other topics.
The final chapters discuss how to practice Yoga Samkhya and Advaita types , personal development and the benefits of self-knowledge. Contains a combination of Vishnu and Shiva related legends, mythology, Tirtha pilgrimage and theology.
Discusses Lingam, symbol of Shiva, and origin of the universe. It also contains many stories of Lingam, one of which entails how Agni Lingam solved a dispute between Vishnu and Brahma. Describes Vindhya Range and western India. Probably composed in the valleys of Narmada and Tapti rivers, in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Named after sage Markandeya, a student of Brahma. Contains chapters on dharma and on Hindu epic Mahabharata. The Purana includes Devi Mahatmyam of Shaktism. Narrates the story of Matsya, the first of ten major Avatars of Vishnu.
Likely composed in west India, by people aware of geographical details of the Narmada river. Includes legends about Brahma and Saraswati. It also contains a controversial genealogical details of various dynasties. Also called Naradiya Purana. Discusses the four Vedas and the six Vedangas. Dedicates one chapter each, from Chapters 92 to , to summarize the other 17 Maha Puranas and itself. Lists major rivers of India and places of pilgrimage, and a short tour guide for each.
Includes discussion of various philosophies, soteriology, planets, astronomy, myths and characteristics of major deities including Vishnu, Shiva, Devi, Krishna, Rama, Lakshmi and others. It is said that the earliest version of the text was composed around 1st millennium CE.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana is regarded as the most popular Maha Purana. It consists of about verses. Srimad Bhagavata tells about the avatars of Lord Vishnu, and of Vaishnavism. It contains the essence of all the Vedanta literature. So, the Bhagavatam contains the essence of all Vedanta philosophy as it is related to the Absolute Truth. Srimad Bhagavatam teaches us devotional service to the Supreme Lord Vishnu.
It was popularized during the Bhakti movement. The text includes chapters. It is written in the Sanskrit language. However, the text has nothing to do with the Hindu God Brahma. It is more of a travel guide and includes sections of diverse topics. It also celebrates sites and temples related to Vishnu, Shiva, Devi, and Surya. It covers topics such as cosmology, mythology, genealogy, Manvantara cosmic time cycles , etc.
Bhavishya Purana is a major Purana literature of Hinduism that has been written in Sanskrit. Its first part is called Brahmaparvan. It contains Surya Sun God related literature. The second part of the text is called Madhyamaparvan. The third part is known as Pratisargaparvan. The last part describes festivals that are related to various Hindu Gods and Goddesses, as well as their Tithi dates on the lunar calendar.
It also has sections on mythology and Dharma such as Vrata and Dana. The text also serves as a travel guide and has chapters on geography and pilgrimage on holy sites. So, it turns out to be a Tirtha-focused Purana. Agni Purana contains 15, verses. It is a Sanskrit text and forms one of the major Puranas of Hinduism.
It offers encyclopedic information about the geography of Mithila, cultural history, mythology, cosmology, politics, education system, taxation theories, iconography, diplomacy, local laws, medicine, Vastu Shastra, gemology, grammar, trees and plants, metrics, rituals, food, poetry, and various other topics.
It impartially covers all these aspects without emphasizing one particular theology. Brahmavaivarta Purana contains almost 18, verses. Although it is believed that its first version may have existed in the late 1st millennium CE, its current version was composed in the 15th or 16th century in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. Moreover, all the Goddesses such as Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Savitri are said to be equivalent and incarnations of Prakriti.
The text glorifies feminine through Radha. The Krishna related Hindu traditions have influenced the stories and mythology of Brahmavaivarta Purana.
Its earliest core dates back to the 4th-century CE. It is a Sanskrit text and one of the major Maha Puranas. It is recognized as the eighteenth Maha Purana in almost all the anthologies. The text has also been referred to as the Vayaviya Purana or Vayaviya Brahmanda. Brahmanda Purana is encyclopedic in nature and covers topics such as cosmogony, genealogy, Dharma ethics and duties , Yoga, geography, administration, good government, trade, and festivals. It also serves as a travel guide to places such as Kashmir, Cuttack, and Kanchipuram.
It also has various other topics. The text is also notable for Adhyatma-Ramayana. It has been named after the lotus in which creator God Brahma appeared. It has large sections dedicated to Vishnu as well as many sections of Shiva and Shakti. It has sections on cosmology, mythology, genealogy, geography, temples, rivers and seasons, pilgrimage notably the Brahma temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan. It discusses ethics and guest hospitality. It also includes versions of the story of Ram and Sita other than the Valmiki Ramayan.
It glorifies Lord Vishnu as well as Shiva.
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