Puranas

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Hindu literature Hindu scripture Sanskrit literature religious text genre

The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Bhagavata Purana 2
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 10 1
Hindu Itihasa corpus 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu literature ⓘ
Hindu scripture ⓘ
Sanskrit literature ⓘ
religious text genre ⓘ
associatedWith Bhakti movement ⓘ
contains didactic sections ⓘ
hymns ⓘ
legends ⓘ
myths ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
describes Hindu cosmology ⓘ
Hindu mythology ⓘ
avatars of Vishnu ⓘ
creation myths ⓘ
dissolution of the universe ⓘ
ethical teachings ⓘ
forms of Devi ⓘ
forms of Shiva ⓘ
genealogies of gods ⓘ
genealogies of kings ⓘ
genealogies of sages ⓘ
legends of Hindu gods ⓘ
legends of Hindu heroes ⓘ
pilgrimage places ⓘ
religious duties ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ
yugas ⓘ
genre devotional literature ⓘ
mythological literature ⓘ
religious narrative ⓘ
influenced Hindu festivals ⓘ
Hindu temple traditions ⓘ
Indian art ⓘ
Indian classical dance ⓘ
regional Hindu practices ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
majorSubdivision Puranas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mahapuranas

Puranas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Upapuranas
numberTraditionally 18 Mahapuranas ⓘ
many Upapuranas ⓘ
partOf Hindu scriptures ⓘ
period ancient ⓘ
medieval ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
structure dialogue form ⓘ
tradition Smriti ⓘ
usedFor devotional practice ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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subject surface form: Sudama
this entity surface form: Bhagavata Purana
Kakawin Smaradahana → basedOn → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hindu mythology
Krishna → centralText → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhagavata Purana
Hinduism → hasScripture → Puranas ⓘ
Reva → isMentionedInText → Puranas ⓘ
Puranas → majorSubdivision → Puranas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahapuranas
Puranas → majorSubdivision → Puranas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upapuranas
Kingdom of Kashi → mentionedIn → Puranas ⓘ
Mathura → mentionedIn → Puranas ⓘ
Sarayu → mentionedIn → Puranas ⓘ
subject surface form: Sudama
this entity surface form: Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 10
Ayodhya → mentionedInText → Puranas ⓘ
Kashi → mentionedInText → Puranas ⓘ
Mahabharata → partOf → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hindu Itihasa corpus
Dvaita → scripturalBasis → Puranas ⓘ
Brahma → scripturalMention → Puranas ⓘ
Ganesha → scripturalMention → Puranas ⓘ
Saraswati → scripturalMention → Puranas ⓘ
Vishnu → scripturalMention → Puranas ⓘ
Kartikeya → scripture → Puranas ⓘ
Indology → studiesText → Puranas ⓘ
Hanuman → textMention → Puranas ⓘ
Kali → textMention → Puranas ⓘ
Yama → textMention → Puranas ⓘ
Sanskrit → usedIn → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Purāṇas