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.

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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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Narada appearsIn Padma Purana
Vamana appearsIn Padma Purana
Vraja Mandala associatedWithText Padma Purana
Radha centralTextualSource Padma Purana
Hindu scriptures hasPart Padma Purana
Sapta Puri mentionedIn Padma Purana
Vishnu Purana relatedWork Padma Purana
Bhakti yoga scripturalBasis Padma Purana
Vaikuntha scripturalSource Padma Purana