List of Purâna

18 major Mahâpurâna or Purâna

The 18 “major” Purâna known as are traditionally classified into three Gunas: sattva (partners with Vishnu), rajahs (partners with Brahmâ) and tamas (partners with Shiva). The full number of verses ( shloka ) in Purâna major is estimated at 400.000. Their distribution such as it is given here is that which appears in the Skanda Purâna .

Other Purâna

Among many other Purâna, sometimes categorized under the title of Upapurâna (Purâna minor or appendices), one finds the following ones:

  • Âditya

  • Aushanasa
  • Bhârgava
  • Brihaddharma
  • Brihannâradîya
  • Daurvâsa
  • Devî
  • Devîbhâgavata
  • Ganesha
  • Hamsa
  • Kâlikâ
  • Kalki
  • Kâpila
  • Mâheshvara
  • Mânava
  • Mârîcha
  • Maudgala
  • Nandi
  • Nârasimha
  • Nîlamata
  • Pârâshara
  • Shâmba
  • Sanatkumâra
  • Shivadharma
  • Shivarahasya
  • Will know or Sûrya
  • Vâruna
  • Vishnudharmottara

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