What is Puranas?
In the [[Sanskrit]] language, '''purana''' means story of ancient times. For [[Hindu]]s, a purana is a scripture that tells what happened in ancient times. Puranas tell about history, ancient [[India]]n [[tradition]]s, and what Hindus believe. It is basically in [[Sanskrit]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil languages]]. == List of Puranas == === Mahapuranas === Mahapurana means Great Story of Ancient Times in [[Sanskrit]]. # [[Agni Purana|Agni]] (15,400 verses) # [[Bhagavata Purana|Bhagavata]] (18,000 verses) # [[Bhavishya Purana|Bhavishya]] (14,500 verses) # [[Brahma Purana|Brahma]] (24,000 verses) # [[Brahmanda Purana|Brahmanda]] (12,000 verses; includes [[Lalita Sahasranamam]], a text some Hindus recite as prayer) # [[Brahma Vaivarta Purana|Brahmavaivarta]] (18,000 verses) # [[Devi Bhagavata Purana|Devi Bhagavata]] (18,000 verses) # [[Garuda Purana|Garuda]] (19,000 verses) # [[Harivamsha|Harivamsa]] (16,000 verses; more often considered ''[[itihāsa]]'') # [[Kurma Purana|Kurma]] (17,000 verses) # [[Linga Purana|Linga]] (11,000 verses) # [[Markandeya Purana|Markandeya]] (9,000 verses; includes [[Devi Mahatmyam]], an important text for [[Shaktas]]) # [[Matsya Purana|Matsya]] (14,000 verses) # [[Narada Purana|Narada]] (25,000 verses) # [[Padma Purana|Padma]] (55,000 verses) # [[Shiva Purana|Shiva]] (24,000 verses) # [[Skanda Purana|Skanda]] (81,100 verses) # [[Vamana Purana|Vamana]] (10,000 verses) # [[Varaha Purana|Varaha]] (10,000 verses) # [[Vayu Purana|Vayu]] (24,000 verses) # [[Vishnu Purana|Vishnu]] (23,000 verses) {{multistub|religion|lit}} [[Category:Hinduism]] [[Category:Hindu texts]]