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The Brahmananda Purana
The Brahmananda Purana was originally narrated by Vayu Deva at the end of the yagna in which King Pururava was killed. It provides a graphic description of ancient India.
brahmananda purana scripture hinduism kurukshetra lomaharshana

Introduction to Bhagavata Purana
The Bhagavata Purana as we have received it is narrated neither by Vyasa nor by Sukhdev, but by Suta Goswami.
naimisharanya shaunaka bhagavata purana suta goswami lomaharshana

The Narada Purana
Narada advises Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatkumar and Sanatana on how to pray to Vishnu and achieve salvation.
narada purana nara narayan saraswati jaya

The Puranas
The main scriptures in Hinduism are the Vedas and Puranas. The Vedas contain the phlosophy, whereas the Puranas contain the mythology. In paricular the Puranas have a wealth of information on creation, cosmology, time cycles, incarnations of Gods and the genealogy of legendary kings. The Puranas complement the Vedas by describing the concepts in a simple manner with the help of tales and parables. The two epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, are also popular sources of mythological information.
bhagavad gita mahabharata vedas upanishads vid

The Brahmavaivarta Purana
The Purana is recited by Souti to the sages at Naimisharanya.
brahmavaivarta purana mahapuranas brahma rajasika

The Itihasas and the Puranas
The Itihasas and the Puranas are full of stirring mythological narratives of avatars of the Supreme Being.
scriptures epic period itihasas puranas vedas

The Kurma Purana
The highlight of the Kurma Purana is the Ishvar Gita, which describes the essentials of Yoga. A lesser-known romance of the Apsara Urvashi is also described.
kurma purana brahmi samhita bhagavati samhita souri samhita vaishnavi samhita

The Matsya Purana
Vishnu as the (Matsya Avatar) Fish Incarnation saves Vaivasvata from the deluge and prepares him for his role as Manu.
matsya purana vaivasvata manu vishnu matsya avatar puranas

The Puranas and the Trinity
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva have differing relative importance in different Puranas, although they are always manifestations of the Supreme god.
puranas mahapuranas trinity brahma vishnu

Glossary I to L
Writing on Hinduism necessitates the use of non-English words that occur often need to be explained. This glossary explains words beginning with I to L.
ila vaivasvata manu sudyumna buddh soma

Glossary Q to S
Writing on Hinduism necessitates the use of non-English words that occur often need to be explained. This glossary explains words beginning with Q to S.
radha riga veda vedas sama veda samhitas


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