Hindu Puranas are Holy Scriptures and are a combination of legend and history and deals with creation, destruction and renewal of the universe. They also contain stories and teachings based on the principles of Vedas and Upanishads. The reason for observing certain rituals in Hinduism and the origin of most of the important Hindu festivals are found in the Puranas. There are 18 Puranas in Hinduism. They are as follows:
- Vishnu Purana
- Naradiya Purana
- Padma Purana
- Garuda Purana
- Varaha Purana
- Bhagavata Purana
- Matsya Purana
- Kurma Purana
- Linga Purana
- Shiva Purana
- Skanda Purana
- Agni Purana
- Brahmanda Purana
- Brahmavaivarta Purana
- Markandeya Purana
- Bhavishya Purana
- Vamana Purana
- Brahma Purana
Apart from this there are also several other Upa-Puranas or minor Puranas.
Purana means `ancient'. There are 18 major Puranas - Brahma, Padma, Vishnu, Bhagavata, Narada, Markandeya, Agni, Bhavishya, Brahmavaivarta, Linga, Varaha, Skanda, Vamana, Kurma, Matsya, Garuda, Brahmanda and Vayu. They have been written over a long span of time and their contents as well as their style reflect the changing times. The Puranas are not religious texts, though they do have religious, even ritualistic, elements. They are poetry with a religious theme. They contain accounts of the creation and dissolution of the world, of the dynasties of kings, of geography, law, politics, history, philosophy and so on. They have fascinating stories about brave warriors, beautiful women, and hotheaded sages. Written mostly as poetry in the metres of the Itihasas, the Puranas are a lively mixture of realism and romanticism. Several minor Puranas also exist, known as the Upa-puranas.
The Four Vedas: Rig, Sama, Yajur & Atharva
| Veda | Recension | Shakha | Principal Upanishad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Veda | Only one recension | Shakala | Aitareya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sama Veda | Only one recension | Kauthuma | Chāndogya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaiminiya | Kena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranayaniya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yajur Veda | Krishna Yajur Veda | Katha | Kaṭha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taittiriya | Taittirīya and Śvetāśvatara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maitrayani | Maitrāyaṇi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiranyakeshi (Kapishthala) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shukla Yajur Veda | Vajasaneyi Madhyandina | Isha and Bṛhadāraṇyaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kanva Shakha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atharva | Two recension | Shaunaka | Māṇḍūkya and Muṇḍaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paippalada | Prashna Upanishad | Posted by :Vipul Koul |
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