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THE PURANAS
पुराण
Ancient narratives of creation, devotion & cosmic time — the encyclopaedia of Sanatan Dharma encompassing mythology, cosmology, genealogy, and the glory of the divine.
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The Padma Purana classifies all 18 Mahapuranas by their predominant quality
Sattvic Puranas
सात्विकGlorify Vishnu — purity, preservation, devotion
Rajasic Puranas
राजसिकGlorify Brahma — passion, creation, activity
Tamasic Puranas
तामसिकGlorify Shiva — dissolution, destruction, transcendence
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पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम्
“A Purana has five defining characteristics: Sarga, Pratisarga, Vamsha, Manvantara, and Vamshanucharita.”
— Amarakosha 1.6.5