Puranas
Explore the sacred Puranas scriptures
Puranas
18 texts
Brahma Purana
The Brahma Purana is traditionally considered the first of the eighteen Mahapuranas. Also known as t...
Padma Purana
The Padma Purana is the second of the eighteen Mahapuranas, named after the lotus (padma) that emerg...
Vishnu Purana
The Vishnu Purana is one of the most important of the eighteen Mahapuranas and is considered a model...
Shiva Purana
The Shiva Purana is dedicated to Lord Shiva and presents him as the supreme deity. It contains appro...
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
The Srimad Bhagavata Purana (Bhagavatam) is widely regarded as the most popular and influential of a...
Narada Purana
The Narada Purana is attributed to the divine sage Narada, the celestial musician and eternal devote...
Markandeya Purana
The Markandeya Purana is narrated by the ancient sage Markandeya to his disciple Kraustuki. With app...
Agni Purana
The Agni Purana is narrated by the fire god Agni to the sage Vasishtha and is the most encyclopedic...
Bhavishya Purana
The Bhavishya Purana is unique among the Mahapuranas for its prophetic character, as its name litera...
Brahma Vaivarta Purana
The Brahma Vaivarta Purana focuses on the creative transformations (vaivarta) of Brahma and is prima...
Linga Purana
The Linga Purana is a Shaivite text that centers on the worship of Lord Shiva in his Linga form. It...
Varaha Purana
The Varaha Purana is narrated by Lord Vishnu in his Varaha (boar) avatar to the Earth Goddess (Bhude...
Skanda Purana
The Skanda Purana is the largest of all the Mahapuranas with approximately 81,100 verses, named afte...
Vamana Purana
The Vamana Purana is named after Lord Vishnu's Vamana (dwarf) avatar and contains approximately 10,0...
Kurma Purana
The Kurma Purana is narrated by Lord Vishnu in his Kurma (tortoise) avatar to the sage Narada and ot...
Matsya Purana
The Matsya Purana is narrated by Lord Vishnu in his Matsya (fish) avatar to Manu during the great fl...
Garuda Purana
The Garuda Purana is narrated by Lord Vishnu to his divine vehicle Garuda (the king of birds) and co...
Brahmanda Purana
The Brahmanda Purana derives its name from the cosmic egg (Brahmanda) from which the universe emerge...