Purāṇa
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Purāṇa (Skt., ‘ancient’). Any of a class of Sanskrit verse texts which contain mythological accounts of ancient days. Purāṇas are considered
smṛti or non-
Vedic Hindu scripture. They were probably compiled between 500 and 1500 CE, although they contain much earlier material from the
itihāsa (epics) and other sources.
The Purāṇas have their origin in texts for the Vedic edification of lower
castes and women.
A proper Purāṇa should expound the
pañcalakṣaṇa (five subjects):
sarga (creation),
vaṃśa (genealogy of gods and
ṛṣis),
manvantara (the reigns of the
Manus),
pratisarga (destruction and recreation, together with the history of humanity), and
vaṃśānucarita (legendary history of the Solar and Lunar dynasties).
The Purāṇas are divided into two categories, Mahāpurāṇas (major) and Upapurāṇas (minor), each category having eighteen members.
Purāṇas stress bhakti (devotion) and miraculous manifestations of divine grace. Although many Hindu reformers such as
Dayānanda have attacked puranic religiosity, it remains the dominant form of Hinduism.
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