Kurma Purana
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Kurma Purana is a major Hindu scripture classified among the eighteen Mahapuranas, traditionally associated with the Kurma (tortoise) incarnation of Vishnu and containing cosmological, theological, and ritual teachings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kūrma Purana | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Mahapurana ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ |
| associatedAvatar | Kurma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedForm | Kurma incarnation of Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Vyasa (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
cosmological teachings
ⓘ
hymns and praises ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ pilgrimage-related material ⓘ ritual instructions ⓘ sections on dharma ⓘ sections on yoga ⓘ theological teachings ⓘ |
| cosmologyTopic |
creation of the universe
ⓘ
cycles of time (yugas) ⓘ structure of the worlds (lokas) ⓘ |
| discusses |
avatars of Vishnu
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ethics and righteous conduct ⓘ merits of religious observances ⓘ various forms of Vishnu ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological literature
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| hasMultipleRecensions | yes ⓘ |
| includesPractice |
observances and vows (vratas)
ⓘ
pilgrimage (tirtha) guidelines ⓘ ritual worship of Vishnu ⓘ |
| influenced | later Vaishnava devotional traditions ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberInMahapuranas | one of the eighteen Mahapuranas ⓘ |
| partOf | Puranic corpus ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | first millennium CE (broad scholarly estimate) ⓘ |
| philosophicalContent |
Vedantic ideas
ⓘ
bhakti theology ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| textualCategory |
Mahapurana
ⓘ
Purana ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
devotion (bhakti) to Vishnu
ⓘ
supremacy of Vishnu ⓘ |
| tradition | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | oral and manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mythological and cosmological teaching
ⓘ
ritual guidance ⓘ theological instruction ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hindu religious practice ⓘ |
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Kūrma Purana