Sattavika Purana : (glorified lord Vishnu)Īccording to the details given in Devi Bhagavata Purana the following are eighteen Upa-Purana.Īccording to Amarkosha of Amarsinha, Purana bears five main characteristic features: Purana also carry a high authenticity of these subject maters.Īccording to Vishnu and Markandeya Purana, Maha Purana is eighteen in numbers: Subject matters of Purana are religion, history, philosophic teaching, human values, social life, India and world geography, art and science. Among the old Sanskrit literatures, Purana occupy a prominent place like Ramayana and Mahabharata. According to Vayu Purana its means ancient and Matsya Purana narrates that Purana is the chronicle of the events of Lord Brahma. Various kinds of literary compositions the viz, Religious, sacred and secular have been evolved from the Vedic period and one of such great section is Purana.
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