Puranas

E18563
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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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Puranas canonical 98
Puranic literature 5
Bhagavata Purana 2

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 (117)

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Hinduism → hasScripture → Puranas ⓘ
Sanskrit → usedIn → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Purāṇas
Puranas → majorSubdivision → Puranas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahapuranas
Puranas → majorSubdivision → Puranas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upapuranas
Krishna → centralText → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhagavata Purana
Sudama (in Hindu tradition) → associatedWith → Puranas ⓘ
subject surface form: Sudama
this entity surface form: Bhagavata Purana
Sudama (in Hindu tradition) → mentionedIn → Puranas ⓘ
subject surface form: Sudama
this entity surface form: Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 10
Mahabharata → partOf → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hindu Itihasa corpus
Brahma → scripturalMention → Puranas ⓘ
Vishnu → scripturalMention → Puranas ⓘ
Saraswati → scripturalMention → Puranas ⓘ
Dvaita → scripturalBasis → Puranas ⓘ
Ganesha → scripturalMention → Puranas ⓘ
Hanuman → textMention → Puranas ⓘ
Kali → textMention → Puranas ⓘ
Kashi → mentionedInText → Puranas ⓘ
Indology → studiesText → Puranas ⓘ
Ayodhya → mentionedInText → Puranas ⓘ
Mathura → mentionedIn → Puranas ⓘ
Kartikeya → scripture → Puranas ⓘ
Yama → textMention → Puranas ⓘ
Reva → isMentionedInText → Puranas ⓘ
Kingdom of Kashi → mentionedIn → Puranas ⓘ
Sarayu → mentionedIn → Puranas ⓘ
Kakawin Smaradahana → basedOn → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hindu mythology
Indra → textualSource → Puranas ⓘ
Smriti literature → includes → Puranas ⓘ
ancient India → producedText → Puranas ⓘ
subject surface form: Ancient India
Yadava → mentionedInText → Puranas ⓘ
Sudarshana Chakra → mentionedIn → Puranas ⓘ
Vaikunta Ekadasi → scripturalSource → Puranas ⓘ
Surya (sun) in Hinduism → scriptureMention → Puranas ⓘ
subject surface form: Surya
Surya → scriptureMention → Puranas ⓘ
Dvapara Yuga → associatedWithScripture → Puranas ⓘ
Vyasa → creditedWith → Puranas ⓘ
Vyasa → associatedWithText → Puranas ⓘ
Hamsa → appearsIn → Puranas ⓘ
Narada → appearsIn → Puranas ⓘ
Brahmanda (cosmic egg) → mentionedIn → Puranas ⓘ
subject surface form: Brahmanda
Yadu dynasty → describedIn → Puranas ⓘ
Kubera → scripturalMention → Puranas ⓘ
Kuru dynasty → sourceText → Puranas ⓘ
Trimurti → foundIn → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puranic literature
Holika and Prahlada → narratedIn → Puranas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puranic literature
Matsya → scripturalSource → Puranas ⓘ
Dashavatara → scripturalContext → Puranas ⓘ
Hari → appearsIn → Puranas ⓘ
Madhava → appearsIn → Puranas ⓘ
Ardhanarishvara → scriptureMention → Puranas ⓘ
Devas → describedIn → Puranas ⓘ