History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s20.5
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s20.5
- Language
- English
v1.c6.s20.5
The orthodox number of the principal purāṇas is 18 and there are 18 Upapurāṇas also. There is considerable divergence about the names of the 18 principal purāṇas. For example, the Matsyapurāṇa (chap. 53) enumerates them as follows:—Brāhma, Padma, Viṣṇu, Vāyu, Bhāgavata, Nāradīya, Mārkaṇḍeya, Āgneya, Bhaviṣya, Brahmavaivarta, Liṅga, Varāha, Skanda, Vāmana, Kūrma, Matsya, Garuḍa and Brahmāṇḍa. The Viṣṇu-purāṇa (3.6) on the other hand omits Vāyu from the above list and adds Śaiva. The Sarasvatīvilāsa (p. 14) follows the Viṣṇu-purāṇa. Vide Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 13. 4-8 and commentary thereon for the Purāṇas and Upapurāṇas.
Linked texts (4)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Sarasvatīvilāsa — Pratāparudradeva, Sanskrit