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Srishti Khanda can be divided into two parts and the second part is not found in the Bengal recension.
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This text exists in two different versions (Recensions), the Bengal and the west Indian. The Bengal recension consists of Five
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Puranas Are A Stratified Literature. Each Titled Work Consists Of Material That Has Grown By Numerous Accretions In Successive Historical Eras. Thus, No Purana Has A Single Date Of Composition. (...) It Is As If They Were Libraries To Which New Volumes Have Been Continuously
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Khandas (Parts, Books) and an appendix, but has neither been published nor translated. The second major different recension, traced to western region of India, has six Khandas, is the adopted and oft-studied version since the colonial British India era. The Bengal edition is older.
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available in the 19th century, wrote Wilson, is "probably older than the 12th-century". Asoke
Chatterjee, in 1963, suggested that the text may have existed between the 3rd and 4th century CE, but the text was rewritten and greatly expanded over the centuries and through the second half of the 17th
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Jainism, written in Sanskrit. Other texts with same name include those by (Balabhadrapurana) or Raidhu (15th century), the Padma-Purana of Somadeva (1600), the Padma-Purana of Dharmakirti (1612), the Padma-Purana of Bhattaraka Candrakirti (c. 17th century), and two undated texts by
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is unknown. Estimates vary between the 4th and 15th century CE. Some parts of the text may be from the 750 to 1000 CE period. The extant manuscripts and ones widely studied, states Wilson, is very likely to have been written or revised well after the 14th century, probably in the 15th or 16th
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Rocher states that the composition date of each Purana remains a contested issue. Dimmitt and van
Buitenen state that each of the Puranas manuscripts is encyclopedic in style, and it is difficult to ascertain when, where, why and by whom these were written:
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The last part, called
Uttarakhanda, contains legends and mythology associated with Indian festivals, eighteen chapters called as Gita Mahatmya, followed by chapters of Bhagavata Mahatmya and Shiva Gita, discussion of soul and liberation, quotes from the
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The Bengal edition is notable in that the 39 chapters on Dharma-sastra are missing from the
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doctrines. The text, in some versions of the manuscripts, ends with Kriya-Yogasara which is a discussion of ethics and hospitality to guests.
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Padma Purana Part 2 Srishti Khanda Motilal Banarsidass 1989
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1539:Doniger, Wendy (2010),
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2614:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
1867:Sanat-kumara Purana
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1510:978-1-57003-449-7
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3299:
3294:
3289:
3284:
3278:
3277:
3276:
3275:
3270:
3265:
3260:
3250:
3249:
3248:
3243:
3238:
3233:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3210:
3205:
3200:
3195:
3190:
3185:
3180:
3179:
3178:
3173:
3168:
3158:
3156:Raksha Bandhan
3153:
3148:
3143:
3137:
3135:
3129:
3128:
3126:
3125:
3124:
3123:
3118:
3113:
3108:
3098:
3097:
3096:
3091:
3086:
3081:
3070:
3068:
3064:
3063:
3061:
3060:
3055:
3050:
3045:
3040:
3035:
3030:
3025:
3020:
3015:
3010:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2985:
2979:
2977:
2971:
2970:
2968:
2967:
2962:
2957:
2952:
2947:
2942:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2912:
2906:
2904:
2895:
2891:
2890:
2887:
2886:
2884:
2883:
2876:
2871:
2866:
2861:
2856:
2851:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2831:
2826:
2821:
2820:
2819:
2814:
2809:
2798:
2796:
2790:
2789:
2787:
2786:
2779:
2774:
2769:
2764:
2759:
2754:
2749:
2744:
2739:
2734:
2729:
2724:
2723:
2722:
2717:
2712:
2701:
2699:
2690:
2684:
2683:
2680:
2679:
2677:
2676:
2671:
2666:
2661:
2656:
2651:
2646:
2641:
2636:
2631:
2626:
2621:
2616:
2611:
2606:
2600:
2598:
2592:
2591:
2589:
2588:
2581:
2576:
2571:
2566:
2561:
2556:
2555:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2534:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2513:
2512:
2507:
2497:
2492:
2486:
2484:
2478:
2477:
2475:
2474:
2469:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2449:
2443:
2441:
2435:
2434:
2432:
2431:
2426:
2421:
2416:
2410:
2408:
2402:
2401:
2398:
2397:
2395:
2394:
2389:
2384:
2379:
2374:
2369:
2367:Shvetashvatara
2364:
2359:
2354:
2349:
2344:
2342:Brihadaranyaka
2339:
2334:
2328:
2326:
2320:
2319:
2317:
2316:
2311:
2306:
2300:
2298:
2294:
2293:
2291:
2290:
2285:
2280:
2275:
2269:
2263:
2257:
2256:
2254:
2253:
2248:
2242:
2240:
2239:Classification
2233:
2227:
2226:
2219:
2217:
2214:
2213:
2211:
2210:
2201:
2200:
2199:
2192:
2185:
2173:
2168:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2143:
2141:
2135:
2134:
2132:
2131:
2130:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2099:
2094:
2089:
2078:
2077:
2076:
2075:
2070:
2065:
2060:
2049:
2048:
2043:
2038:
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2012:
2010:
2001:
1995:
1994:
1992:
1991:
1986:
1983:
1977:
1974:
1973:
1957:
1955:
1954:
1947:
1940:
1932:
1923:
1922:
1920:
1919:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
1864:
1858:
1856:
1850:
1849:
1847:
1846:
1841:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1816:
1811:
1806:
1801:
1796:
1791:
1786:
1781:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1756:
1750:
1748:
1742:
1741:
1736:
1734:
1733:
1726:
1719:
1711:
1705:
1704:
1698:
1692:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1659:
1658:External links
1656:
1655:
1654:
1648:
1642:. Read Books.
1630:
1624:
1609:
1604:978-3447025225
1603:
1587:
1581:
1566:
1561:978-8184752779
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1492:
1489:
1487:
1486:
1465:
1458:
1438:
1436:, p. 213.
1426:
1414:
1402:
1400:, p. 209.
1390:
1362:
1342:
1327:
1315:
1313:, p. 249.
1303:
1299:K P Gietz 1992
1291:
1289:, p. 473.
1279:
1277:, p. 144.
1267:
1265:, p. 207.
1255:
1239:
1237:, p. 240.
1227:
1215:
1211:K P Gietz 1992
1203:
1182:
1167:
1154:
1135:
1118:
1103:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1063:
1060:
973:
970:
945:
905:
902:
795:
794:
792:
791:
784:
777:
769:
766:
765:
762:
761:
755:
752:
751:
748:
747:
744:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
706:Ramcharitmanas
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
666:Pramana Sutras
663:
658:
653:
648:
646:Mimamsa Sutras
643:
641:Samkhya Sutras
638:
633:
628:
623:
621:Dharma Shastra
617:
608:
607:
604:
603:
600:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
528:
523:
522:
519:
518:
515:
514:
513:
512:
502:
501:
500:
489:
484:
483:
480:
479:
476:
475:
473:Devi Bhagavata
466:Shakta puranas
462:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
432:Shaiva puranas
428:
427:
422:
417:
412:
407:
402:
397:
392:
387:
374:
373:
368:
363:
361:Brahmavaivarta
358:
353:
346:Brahma puranas
344:
339:
338:
335:
334:
331:
330:
325:
320:
315:
310:
305:
299:
294:
293:
290:
289:
285:
284:
281:
280:
275:
270:
264:
261:
260:
257:
256:
253:
252:
247:
242:
229:
228:
223:
221:Shvetashvatara
218:
213:
208:
203:
201:Brihadaranyaka
190:
189:
184:
171:
170:
165:
156:
151:
150:
147:
146:
143:
142:
137:
132:
127:
114:
113:
108:
103:
98:
92:
87:
86:
83:
82:
81:
80:
75:
69:
61:
60:
52:
51:
45:
44:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3590:
3579:
3576:
3574:
3571:
3570:
3568:
3553:
3545:
3543:
3539:
3535:
3533:
3525:
3524:
3522:
3512:
3504:
3501:
3499:
3496:
3495:
3494:
3493:Hindu temples
3491:
3489:
3486:
3484:
3481:
3477:
3474:
3472:
3469:
3467:
3464:
3462:
3459:
3457:
3454:
3452:
3449:
3447:
3444:
3443:
3442:
3439:
3435:
3432:
3431:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3422:
3418:
3415:
3414:
3413:
3410:
3408:
3405:
3403:
3400:
3398:
3397:Hindu studies
3395:
3393:
3390:
3388:
3385:
3383:
3380:
3378:
3375:
3373:
3370:
3368:
3367:Denominations
3365:
3361:
3358:
3356:
3353:
3352:
3351:
3348:
3347:
3345:
3343:
3339:
3329:
3326:
3324:
3321:
3319:
3316:
3314:
3311:
3310:
3308:
3304:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3285:
3283:
3280:
3279:
3274:
3271:
3269:
3266:
3264:
3261:
3259:
3256:
3255:
3254:
3251:
3247:
3244:
3242:
3239:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3214:
3213:
3211:
3209:
3206:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3186:
3184:
3181:
3177:
3176:Vijayadashami
3174:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3163:
3162:
3159:
3157:
3154:
3152:
3149:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3139:
3138:
3136:
3134:
3130:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3107:
3104:
3103:
3102:
3099:
3095:
3092:
3090:
3087:
3085:
3082:
3080:
3077:
3076:
3075:
3072:
3071:
3069:
3065:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3016:
3014:
3011:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2996:
2994:
2993:Simantonayana
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2980:
2978:
2976:
2972:
2966:
2963:
2961:
2958:
2956:
2953:
2951:
2948:
2946:
2943:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2907:
2905:
2903:
2899:
2896:
2892:
2882:
2881:
2877:
2875:
2872:
2870:
2867:
2865:
2862:
2860:
2857:
2855:
2852:
2850:
2847:
2845:
2842:
2840:
2837:
2835:
2832:
2830:
2827:
2825:
2822:
2818:
2815:
2813:
2810:
2808:
2805:
2804:
2803:
2800:
2799:
2797:
2795:
2791:
2785:
2784:
2780:
2778:
2775:
2773:
2770:
2768:
2765:
2763:
2760:
2758:
2755:
2753:
2750:
2748:
2745:
2743:
2740:
2738:
2735:
2733:
2730:
2728:
2725:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2707:
2706:
2703:
2702:
2700:
2698:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2685:
2675:
2672:
2670:
2667:
2665:
2662:
2660:
2657:
2655:
2652:
2650:
2647:
2645:
2642:
2640:
2637:
2635:
2632:
2630:
2627:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2615:
2612:
2610:
2607:
2605:
2602:
2601:
2599:
2597:
2593:
2587:
2586:
2582:
2580:
2579:Yoga Vasistha
2577:
2575:
2572:
2570:
2567:
2565:
2562:
2560:
2557:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2539:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2502:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2490:Bhagavad Gita
2488:
2487:
2485:
2483:
2479:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2465:
2463:
2460:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2448:
2445:
2444:
2442:
2440:
2436:
2430:
2429:Sthapatyaveda
2427:
2425:
2422:
2420:
2417:
2415:
2412:
2411:
2409:
2407:
2403:
2393:
2390:
2388:
2385:
2383:
2380:
2378:
2375:
2373:
2370:
2368:
2365:
2363:
2360:
2358:
2355:
2353:
2350:
2348:
2345:
2343:
2340:
2338:
2335:
2333:
2330:
2329:
2327:
2325:
2321:
2315:
2312:
2310:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2301:
2299:
2295:
2289:
2286:
2284:
2281:
2279:
2276:
2274:
2271:
2270:
2267:
2264:
2262:
2258:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2244:
2243:
2241:
2237:
2234:
2232:
2228:
2209:
2205:
2202:
2198:
2197:
2193:
2191:
2190:
2186:
2184:
2183:
2179:
2178:
2177:
2174:
2172:
2169:
2167:
2164:
2162:
2159:
2157:
2154:
2152:
2148:
2145:
2144:
2142:
2140:
2136:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2084:
2083:
2080:
2079:
2074:
2071:
2069:
2066:
2064:
2061:
2059:
2056:
2055:
2054:
2051:
2050:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2013:
2011:
2009:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1996:
1990:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1978:
1975:
1969:
1965:
1961:
1953:
1948:
1946:
1941:
1939:
1934:
1933:
1930:
1918:
1915:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1893:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
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1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1859:
1857:
1855:
1851:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1825:
1822:
1820:
1817:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1800:
1797:
1795:
1792:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1782:
1780:
1777:
1775:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1765:
1762:
1760:
1757:
1755:
1752:
1751:
1749:
1747:
1743:
1739:
1732:
1727:
1725:
1720:
1718:
1713:
1712:
1709:
1702:
1699:
1696:
1693:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1662:
1661:
1657:
1651:
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1588:
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1578:
1574:
1573:
1567:
1563:
1557:
1553:
1552:
1546:
1542:
1537:
1533:
1527:
1523:
1522:
1516:
1512:
1506:
1502:
1501:
1495:
1494:
1490:
1483:
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1479:
1475:
1469:
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1461:
1455:
1451:
1450:
1442:
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1435:
1430:
1427:
1423:
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1375:
1369:
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1358:
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1346:
1343:
1339:
1334:
1332:
1328:
1324:
1319:
1316:
1312:
1307:
1304:
1300:
1295:
1292:
1288:
1283:
1280:
1276:
1271:
1268:
1264:
1259:
1256:
1252:
1248:
1243:
1240:
1236:
1231:
1228:
1224:
1219:
1216:
1212:
1207:
1204:
1200:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1189:
1187:
1183:
1179:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1158:
1155:
1151:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1136:
1132:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1119:
1115:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1100:
1095:
1092:
1086:
1084:
1082:
1077:
1073:
1069:
1061:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1049:
1043:
1041:
1037:
1033:
1029:
1025:
1021:
1017:
1012:
1010:
1005:
1003:
999:
995:
990:
983:
978:
971:
969:
967:
963:
955:
951:
944:
939:
935:
932:
928:
923:
918:
915:
911:
903:
901:
899:
894:
892:
888:
884:
880:
876:
872:
868:
864:
860:
854:
850:
848:
844:
840:
836:
832:
828:
827:Major Puranas
823:
817:
808:
804:
803:
790:
785:
783:
778:
776:
771:
770:
768:
767:
760:
757:
756:
750:
749:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
721:Shiva Samhita
719:
717:
714:
712:
711:Yoga Vasistha
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
686:Vastu Shastra
684:
682:
681:Natya Shastra
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
636:Brahma Sutras
634:
632:
629:
627:
626:Artha Shastra
624:
622:
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