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	Purana
		The Puranas vary greatly in length: the Skanda Purana is the longest with 81,000 couplets, while the Brahma Purana and Vamana Purana are the shortest with 10,000 couplets each.
		By definition, a Purana must cover five subjects: the creation of the universe; its destruction and recreation; the principal gods and patriarchs; the reigns of the Manus and the history of the Suryavanshi and Chandravanshi kings.
		Sometimes the Vayu Purana is substituted for the Agni Purana or Shiva Purana.
	www.gurjari.net /ico/Mystica/html/purana.htm (515 words)

	Brahmanda Purana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is a source quoted from by Madhva quite a number of times, and always, apparently, with the problem that his quotes are not to be found (Mesquita, p.
		``None of the many verses from the Brahmanda quoted by Hemadri (13th cent.) in his Caturvarga-Cintamani occurs in the extant Brahmanda Purana.
		This naturally raises the suspicion that the present Purana is, to a great extent, different from the genuine Brahmanda Purana.
	www.dvaita.org /misc/unknown/node17.html (101 words)

	Puranas
		Vyasa is the compiler of the Puranas from age to age; and for this age, he is Krishna-Dvaipayana, the son of Parasara.
		The main Puranas are: Vishnu Purana, Naradiya Purana, Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Garuda (Suparna) Purana, Padma Purana, Varaha Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Vamana Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Siva Purana, Skanda Purana and Agni Purana.
		Study of the Puranas, listening to sacred recitals of scriptures, describing and expounding of the transcendent Lilas of the Blessed Lord—these form an important part of Sadhana of the Lord’s devotees.
	lakshmi.4mg.com /puranas.html (1033 words)

	Puranas of Hinduism to be researched as History with an open mind
		Vishnu purANa, considered as the chief authority almost like the Sruti by the followers of viSishTAdvaita philosophy, was written by Parasara, Vyasa's father.
		History for the modern mind is what is available through archeological research and due to the fashions set by the western traditions, any research of ancient literature that points to hoary periods several millenia before the common historical era, is looked at with disbelief and therefore not pursued to its logical conclusion.
		purANas have the single objective of talking only about those events and lives of the past which ennoble you and enable you to a better man. Since history always repeats itself, the purpose of history should be to learn the lessons of history and do better in the future.
	www.geocities.com /profvk/purana.html (442 words)

	Puranas
		Each of the 19 Puranas has a history associated with it; to give a taste of what this history is, let us consider the Brahma Purana.
		The Brahma Purana is not only the first in the list of Mahapuranas, it is also believed to have been the first to be composed.
		The shortest purana is the Markandeya Purana with 900,000 shlokas.
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	puranas
		The Puranas are so divided that any class of person can take advantage of them and gradually regain their original spiritual position and get out of the hard struggle for existence.
		In the Puranas, (which are classified under the three modes) as a matter of course, Srila Vyasadeva has certainly given descriptions of the glories of Krishna, but not as many as given to religiosity economic development, sense gratification and salvation.
		Therefore, in the pure goodness Purana, viz., Srimad Bhagavatam, Srila Vyasadeva proclaims that the prime necessity of human life is to realize one's eternal relationship with the Lord and thus surrender unto Him without further delay.
	www.dharmakshetra.com /literature/puranas/puranas.html (249 words)

	The Puranas
		The main Puranas are: Vishnu Purana, Naradiya Purana, Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Garuda (Suparna) Purana, Padma Purana, Varaha Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Vamana Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Shiva Purana, Skanda Purana and Agni Purana.
		The purpose of the Srimad Bhagavata Purana is to enable a person to overcome the fear of death.
		The Puranas as we know them today were crystallized and put in writing some time between 300 AD and 1000 AD.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mythology_from_india/66923/2 (393 words)

	Brahmanda Purana (Sanskrit Only)
		This five-fold trait of the Purana is nowhere better exemplified than in the present text.
		The present Purana is called Brahmanda wherein Brahma is the chief interlocutor Divided into four sections it throws light on the manifold facets of life from creation to dissolution of the universe.
		The Purana concludes with the episodes of Lalita, her slaying of Asuras: Bhanda, Kurantha, Visukra, Visanga and others, description of mysterious seven chambers and their presiding deities, the tantric way of worshipping Maha-padma, Kamaksi and mediation thereon.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /book/details/NAB291 (339 words)

	Agni Purana
		The narrator of the Agni Purana is the fire-god Agni.
		The Skanda Purana is the longest and the Kurma and Garuda Puranas the shortest.
		The Bhagavata Purana is to be given in the month of Bhadra, the Narada Purana in the month of Ashvina, the Markandeya Purana in the month of Kartika, the Agni Purana in the month of Margashirsha and the Bhavishya Purana in the month of Pousha.
	www.astrojyoti.com /agnipurana.htm (20389 words)

	Puranas,Shiva Purana,Hindu Puranas,Srimad Bhagavata Purana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The aim of the Puranas is to impress on the minds of the masses the teachings of the Vedas and to generate in them devotion to God, through concrete examples, myths, stories, legends, lives of saints, kings and great men, allegories and chronicles of great historical events.
		The Puranas were meant, not for the scholars, but for the ordinary people who could not understand high philosophy and who could not study the Vedas.
		The Puranas are a class of literary texts, all written in Sanskrit verse.
	www.thereligiousproducts.com /puranas.html (305 words)

	agni puran vishnu puran vaman puran shiv purana Garuda purana by Devshoppe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Shiv Purana is a much sacred text for the Hindus, particularly to those that adhere on Shiv's faith and are called 'Shaiva'.
		Garuda Purana is one of the oldest purana in vedic history, which has a lot of information on topics like death, life after death and funeral ceremonies related to it etc.
		The Purana concludes with the episode of Goddess Lalitha in 40 chapters.
	www.devshoppe.com /HolyPuranas.html (597 words)

	The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom) - Puranas
		The Puranas, being in Sanskrit, are usually not directly accessible to the common man as read texts.
		They are, however, available in vernacular translations and are disseminated by Brahmin scholars, who read from them and tell their stories, usually in Katha sessions (in which a travelling brahmin settles for a few weeks in a temple and narrates parts of a Purana, usually with a Bhakti perspective).
		The caste purana is an important source for caste identity and is usually contested by other, rival, castes.
	book-of-thoth.com /thebook/index.php/Puranas (1433 words)

	Puranas - Ancient Texts - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Puranas can be classified into three groups, based on the deity among the Trinity they are associated with.
		For instance, the Vishnu, Narada, Bhagavata, Garuda, Padma and Varaha Puranas belong to Vishnu.
		The Matsya, Kurma, Linga, Shiva, Skanda and Agni Puranas are associated with Shiva, and the Brahmanda, Brahma Vaivarta, Markandeya, Bhavishya, Vamana and Brahma are associated with Brahma.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/citations/Purana.html (278 words)

	Hindu Mythology - Introduction I - free Suite101.com course
		The Bhagavata Purana is a chronicle of the various incarnations of Lord Vishnu, but focuses on Krishna.
		The purpose of the Bhagavata Purana is to enable a person to overcome the fear of death.
		It is said that Vyasa first recited the Puranas to one of his disciples, who then spread them to the other sages and common people.
	www.suite101.com /lesson.cfm/18770/2120/3?l=5 (851 words)

	Vyasa's Priceless Gift to Us from the Chapter "Puranas", in Hindu Dharma : kamakoti.org:
		In the Puranas, apart from the story of the Mauryas and others rulers, there is also a reference to the advent of the white man. Critics discount such accounts believing that they could not have written by Vyasa at the begining of the Kali yuga.
		It is not easy for people to write works like the Puranas and ascribe their authorship to the great men of an earlier era.
		The reading of the 18 Puranas is to be concluded with this Purana which contains a description of the coronation of Rajarajesvari.
	www.kamakoti.org /hindudharma/part14/chap5.htm (1162 words)

	Puranas
		If one wishes to maintain ere long, that abode which is called Moksa (eternal salvation), one should mentally worship as long as one lives, and follow the duties prescribed for (their respective) different castes and stages of life, with delight.
		The Purana is a strong advocate of non-sectarian religion where all gods stand on equal footing...
		This close cousin of the Brahmanda Purana is one of the oldest and most authoritative of the Puranas.
	www.bluedove.com /Hindu_Puranas.htm (922 words)

	culture
		These are the Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahmavayvarta Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, and Vamana Purana.
		The Bhagavata Purana (also called the Shrimad Bhagavata) is believed to be the most recent and is the most popular.
		The Puranas are a valuable source to trace the development of Hinduism.
	narasimhan.com /SK/Culture/heritage/rel_purana.htm (502 words)

	PURANA
		There are eighteen Purana that are divided into three groups along with three predominating Deities.
		The three divisions of the Purana are compiled in this way to appeal to those people in these respective modes and to thus elevate them to the perfection of life.
		This Bhagavata Purana is as brilliant as the sun, and it has arisen just after the departure of Lord Krsna to His own abode, accompanied by religion, knowledge, etc.
	www.punditravi.com /purana.htm (730 words)

	Puranas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, the ancient Itihasa-Purana was probably not exactly the same as the text of the Puranas that we know today.
		According to Pargiter, the original Purana may date to the time of the final redaction of the Vedas.
		These are mostly caste focused Puranas (the word 'Kula' means 'Family' or 'Tribe' in Sanskrit).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Purana (1702 words)

	Temple Legends
		Sri Venkatachala Mahatmya is referred to in several Puranas, of which the most important are the Varaha Purana and the Bhavishyottara Purana.
		The legends taken from the Venkatachala Mahatmya and the Varaha Purana, pertaining to the manifestation of the Lord at Tirumala, are of particular interest.
		According to the Varaha Purana, Adi Varaha manifested Himself on the western bank of the Swami Pushkarini, while Vishnu in the form of Venkateswara came to reside on the southern bank of the Swami Pushkarini.
	www.tirumala.org /maintemple_legends.htm (440 words)

	Temples & Legends Of Andhra Pradesh/Tirupati/(Page19)
		The Purana therefore declares that, since Anjana Devi gave birth to her child on account of Tapascharya on this hill, the hill is called Anjanachala.
		There is also a reference in the Brahmanda Purana about how the hill came to be called as Vrishabhachala.
		Vrisbabhasura at the time of his death represented to the Lord that, since he died on the top of the hill, the hill should be named after him as Vrishabhachala, and the Lord also granted this boon.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/andhrapradesh/tirupati/page19.htm (168 words)

	Indiaclub.com: Brahmavaivarta Purana (HINDI) : Religion
		Thus the puranas are old and ancient texts that have come down to us through the ages.
		Traditionally, a purana must firstly describe the primary creation of the universe; this is known as sarga.
		Fourthly, a Purana must catalog the various manvantaras, this is, the many different eras that the earth or the universe has passed through.
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	Indian Spiritual Books - Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Veda, Vedanta, Tantra
		Full translation of this Purana which covers the legends of Garuda, the eagle-god and vehicle of Lord Vishnu.
		The Garuda Purana is non-sectarian and cosmopolitan in character.
		Each book retells the story of one of the nineteen famous Puranas of India in a condensed easy-to-read style, appealing to young and old alike.
	www.auromere.com /Books/Spiritual.html (2178 words)

	Aspects of Karttikeya's Character
		A curious aspect of Karttikeya's character, not found in majority of the Puranas, is referred to in the Brahma Purana and confirmed by a single line of the Skanda Purana.
		We have noted that in the epics and the puranas Skanda is eulogised as a Kumara and mahayogi.
		As the field of conjecture is open, we may suggest that the story is influenced by the Tamil conception of the god Murugan, who not infrequently appears as god, par excellence, of love and revelry.
	murugan.org /research/chatterjee-karttikeya-character.htm (3711 words)

	Which of the 18 Major Puranas is the "Devi Bhagavad Purana"?
		I'd mention the Lalita Mahatmyam in the Brahmanda Purana; the Uma Samhita of the Shiva Purana; and the Prakriti Khanda of the Brahma-Vaivarta Purana.
		Because Brown acknowledges that the Puranas -- especially the late Puranas -- were very much influenced by Shaktism; however, that Devi is only given absolute supremacy in the Devi Mahatmyam and Devi Bhagavata Purana.
		The goddess of the "mysterious cloud of light" was originally seen as a messenger of Brahman, then later identified as Uma, who was later came to be equated (in Shakta writings, at least) with Devi as Brahman Herself.
	shaktisadhana.50megs.com /Newhomepage/Frames/messageboard/puranas.html (1903 words)

	ABOUT GANGA - Eco Friends [ecofriends.org]
		When the likes of the mighty Kings Dilip and Sagar failed in persuading the celestial river to manifest itself on earth, it was sage Bhagiratha, who with his Tapa (Penance) succeeded in invoking the river to leave its heavenly abode and bless the ashes of his forefathers.
		Besides Ramanyan and Mahabharata, Vayupuran, Agnipurana, Skandapurana, Matsya Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Vishnu Purana, Divi Purana and Bhagvad Purana shed light on diverse aspects of the mighty river.
		The holy waters of the river play a vital role in Hindu ceremonies, in rituals of birth and initiation of marriage and death.
	www.ecofriends.org /main/eganga/significanceganga.htm (676 words)

	Ahobilam
		In fact, Brahmanda Purana says that this place was once the palace of Hiranyakasipu who was slain by Sriman Narayana manifesting as Narasimha from a pillar there for the sake of his staunch devotee Prahlada.
		According to Stala Purana, there are two popular legends for the derivation of the word 'Ahobilam'.
		It is stated that the Devas (Gods), while witnessing the terrific aspect (Ugra Kala), the lord took on in order to tear to pieces Hiranyakasipu sung in His praise as 'Ahobala' (Lo: the strength).
	www.ahobilamutt.org /temples/ahobil/navanrus.html (2051 words)

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