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Puranas
18 major works and 18 requested minor-work slots. Regional, temple and community Puranas can be added with their own identity.
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Puranas
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Bhagavata Purana 18 major works and 18 requested minor-work slots. Regional, temple and community Puranas can be added with their own identity.
- History
- Layered Sanskrit traditions transmitted and expanded over centuries. Traditional attribution to Vyasa does not establish a single historical author or composition date.
- Authenticity of our versions
- Lists differ: Shiva/Vayu and Bhagavata/Devi Bhagavata must retain distinct identities. The minor list here is the requested planning list, not a universally settled canon. Traditional verse totals are not measurements of our files.
- Source selection
- One primary original-language edition per work. Edition, completeness, competing recensions and exact-file terms must be compared before selection. Located references are candidates; no primary edition is certified yet.
36 whole-work / guide slots · sequence planned · source comparison pending
Source work → collection → book series → authored books. A slot is metadata, not a finished manuscript, a paid edition or a release.
Mahapuranas · 18 works / topics
Vishnu Purana
Six amshas; creation, lineages, Vishnu and Krishna narratives.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Vishnu Purana critical text, GRETIL · Verify header edition, full coverage and reuse terms; do not merge variant readings silently.
Bhagavata Purana
Twelve skandhas. Skandha 10 follows Krishna's life, including childhood and later episodes; it is not all toddler material.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Bhagavata Purana, GRETIL · Header gives no named print edition and marks legacy text under revision. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0: commercial redistribution not cleared; collate against a named scan.
Retained candidate: Bhagavata Purana, Sanskrit–Hindi, Gita Press, volume 2 · Verify printed chapter endings, companion-volume continuity and translation rights. Preserve appendices separately.
Narada Purana
Devotion, worship and sacred places; exact division and verse counts depend on the edition.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Narada Purana — part one transcription · CC BY-NC-SA transcription: research reference only, not eligible for the open commercial-reuse library. Obtain permission or independently transcribe a cleared print edition. No passage alignment or publication approval.
Garuda Purana
Vishnu devotion, rites and encyclopaedic material; later-life and death-related sections need older contextual reading.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Garuda Purana — part one only · CC BY-NC-SA transcription: research reference only, not eligible for the open commercial-reuse library. Obtain permission or independently transcribe a cleared print edition. No passage alignment or publication approval.
Padma Purana
Sacred geography, observances and devotional narratives in differing recensions.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Varaha Purana
Varaha and related devotional narratives, sacred places and observances.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Brahma Purana
Cosmology, genealogies and sacred geography.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Brahma Purana — chapters 1–246 · CC BY-NC-SA transcription: research reference only, not eligible for the open commercial-reuse library. Obtain permission or independently transcribe a cleared print edition. No passage alignment or publication approval.
Brahmanda Purana
Cosmology and dynastic traditions; appended material must be identified by edition.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Brahmanda Purana — part one only · CC BY-NC-SA transcription: research reference only, not eligible for the open commercial-reuse library. Obtain permission or independently transcribe a cleared print edition. No passage alignment or publication approval.
Brahmavaivarta Purana
Four khandas; Brahma, Prakriti, Ganesha and Krishna traditions.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Markandeya Purana
Narratives and cosmology; the Devi Mahatmya is a section of this work, not a second independent source edition.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Markandeya Purana 1–93, GRETIL · Not the full Markandeya Purana. Numbered chapters 66–68 are absent from this witness, and 94 onward are outside its declared scope. Header says not proof-read and declares CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; no commercial release approval.
Bhavishya Purana
Ritual and narrative material across textual layers; late historical sections cannot be treated as ancient predictions.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Vamana Purana
Vamana-related and Shaiva narratives and sacred geography; supplements vary.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Vamana Purana — chapters 1–69, without Saromahatmya · CC BY-NC-SA transcription: research reference only, not eligible for the open commercial-reuse library. Obtain permission or independently transcribe a cleared print edition. No passage alignment or publication approval.
Shiva Purana
Shiva narratives and worship; samhita divisions vary by recension. Vayu is a distinct text, not a silent substitute.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Shiva Purana, Rudra Samhita, Kumara Khanda · Establish printed edition and page-to-verse mapping. The marriage-contest account does not establish the golden-mango detail in the current adaptation; resolve before close-translation approval.
Retained candidate: Shiv Purana, Sanskrit text and Urdu translation, Naval Kishore Press · Full Sanskrit-original coverage is unproven. Physical page 101 visually confirms Urdu narrative; OCR script audit found 804 pages with substantial Arabic-script text and 21 with substantial Devanagari text. OCR includes suspect margin/script readings. Date, attribution, exact episode and underlying rights still require review; uploader CC0 alone is insufficient.
Linga Purana
Shaiva cosmology, worship and narratives.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Linga Purana — part one, chapters 1–108 · CC BY-NC-SA transcription: research reference only, not eligible for the open commercial-reuse library. Obtain permission or independently transcribe a cleared print edition. No passage alignment or publication approval.
Matsya Purana
Matsya narratives, cosmology, genealogies, ritual and arts.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Matsya Purana — chapters 1–176 only · CC BY-NC-SA transcription: research reference only, not eligible for the open commercial-reuse library. Obtain permission or independently transcribe a cleared print edition. No passage alignment or publication approval.
Kurma Purana
Kurma narratives, theology and observances across two parts in common editions.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Kurma Purana — part one only · CC BY-NC-SA transcription: research reference only, not eligible for the open commercial-reuse library. Obtain permission or independently transcribe a cleared print edition. No passage alignment or publication approval.
Skanda Purana
Extensive sacred-place narratives; early Skandapurana and later multi-khanda compilations must be distinguished.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Agni Purana
Encyclopaedic chapters on ritual, governance, arts and other subjects.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Retained candidate: Agni Purana — Mitra edition transcription · CC BY-NC-SA transcription: research reference only, not eligible for the open commercial-reuse library. Obtain permission or independently transcribe a cleared print edition. No passage alignment or publication approval.
Upapuranas · 18 works / topics
Sanatkumara Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Narasimha Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Brihannaradiya Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Shivadharma Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Durvasa Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Kapila Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Bhargava Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Ausanasa Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Varuna Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Kalika Purana
Shakta and regional sacred-place traditions; mature ritual material needs careful scope selection.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Maheshvara Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Samba Purana
Samba and solar worship traditions.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Saura Purana
Solar-named Purana with substantial Shaiva material; identity and contents must be checked in the chosen edition.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Parashara Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Marica Purana
Whole named work; surviving text, divisions and exact length await edition comparison.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Ganesha Purana
Ganesha narratives and devotion; commonly divided into Upasana and Krida khandas.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Vishnudharmottara Purana
Encyclopaedic work including the Chitrasutra on painting; relation to Vishnudharma must remain explicit.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Kalki Purana
Narratives of Kalki; violent episodes require older age treatment.
Date, attribution and recension must be recorded for the named edition; no single ancient authorial original is certified.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
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