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Purana

Purana (पुराण) refers to text of the past or ancient history.  Purana are part of Smriti texts, there are 18 Maha Puranas (Great Puranas) and 18 Upa Puranas (Minor Puranas) . Their main purpose of Puranas was to spread Bhakti & devotion among masses.

Main purana of Hinduism

Following are the 18 Maha Puranas :

  1. Matsya Purana (मत्स्य पुराण)
  2. Markandya Purana (मार्कण्डेय पुराण)
  3. Bhagavata Purana (भागवत पुराण)
  4. Bhavishya Purana (भविष्य पुराण)
  5. Brahmanda Purana (ब्रह्माण्ड पुराण)
  6. Brahmavaivarta Purana (ब्रह्मवैवर्त पुराण)
  7. Brahma Purana (ब्रह्म पुराण)
  8. Vamana Purana (वामन पुराण)
  9. Varaha Purana (वराह पुराण)
  10. Vishnu Puran (विष्णुपुराण))
  11. Vayu Purana (वायु पुराण)
  12. Agni Purana (अग्नि पुराण )
  13. Narada Purana (नारद पुराण)
  14. Padma Purana (पद्म पुराण)
  15. Garuda Purana (गरुड़ पुराण )
  16. Kurma Purana (कूर्म पुराण)
  17. Linga Purana (लिङ्ग पुराण)
  18. Skanda Purana (स्कन्द पुराण)

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