Padma Purana
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The Padma Purana is one of the major Hindu Puranic texts, renowned for its extensive narratives on cosmology, pilgrimage, devotion (bhakti), and religious practices.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu Purana
ⓘ
Mahapurana ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Brahma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityIn | Hindu religious law and practice ⓘ |
| category | Smriti text ⓘ |
| contains |
didactic teachings
ⓘ
genealogies of gods and sages ⓘ hymns and prayers ⓘ myths and legends ⓘ |
| describes |
creation of the universe
ⓘ
cycles of time (yugas) ⓘ festivals and holy days ⓘ glories of the holy city of Varanasi ⓘ glories of the holy town of Dvaraka ⓘ glories of the holy town of Kanchi ⓘ glories of the holy town of Mathura ⓘ glories of the holy town of Prayaga ⓘ glories of the river Ganga ⓘ glories of the river Yamuna ⓘ merits of pilgrimage (tirtha-mahatmya) ⓘ stories of Vishnu and his avatars ⓘ vratas and religious vows ⓘ |
| estimatedCompositionPeriod | early centuries CE to late medieval period ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
bhakti
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ dharma ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| genre | Puranic text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bhumi Khanda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kriya Khanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Patala Khanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Srishti Khanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Svarga Khanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttara Khanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
North Indian recension
ⓘ
South Indian recension ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu devotional traditions
ⓘ
Hindu pilgrimage practices ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Eighteen Mahapuranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| tradition |
Shaiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaishnava ⓘ |
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