COMPLETE COLLECTION · 18
Open a guide to every Mahāpurāṇa with its narrative emphasis, theology, cosmology, sacred geography, transmission history and responsible study notes.
Smṛti · Focus: Brahma
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include cosmology, sacred geography and pilgrimage, especially traditions connected with Odisha.
Smṛti · Focus: Vishnu
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include creation cycles, pilgrimage, devotion, dharma and extensive regional material.
Smṛti · Focus: Vishnu
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include cosmology, dynasties, avatars, Krishna and a compact presentation of Vaishnava theology.
Smṛti · Focus: Shiva
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include Shaiva cosmology, linga theology, forms of Shiva, devotion and sacred narratives.
Smṛti · Focus: Krishna / Vishnu
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include devotion, avatars and Krishna’s life; especially influential for bhakti traditions.
Smṛti · Focus: Vishnu
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include devotion, pilgrimage, festivals, temple practice and summaries of many disciplines.
Smṛti · Focus: Devi
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include cosmology and dharma; contains the celebrated Devi Mahatmya.
Smṛti · Focus: Agni
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include an encyclopedic work covering ritual, iconography, polity, grammar, medicine and arts.
Smṛti · Focus: Mixed
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include ritual, festivals, genealogical and later historical material from multiple periods.
Smṛti · Focus: Krishna / Radha
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include creation and devotional theology centered on Krishna and Radha.
Smṛti · Focus: Shiva
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include the cosmic linga, creation, Shaiva observance, pilgrimage and theology.
Smṛti · Focus: Vishnu / Varaha
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include pilgrimage, sacred sites, ritual and teachings framed through the Varaha form.
Smṛti · Focus: Skanda / Shiva
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include the largest Purana, rich in regional sacred geography and pilgrimage mahatmyas.
Smṛti · Focus: Vishnu / Vamana
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include cosmology, sacred geography and narratives of Vamana alongside Shaiva material.
Smṛti · Focus: Vishnu / Kurma
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include Ishvara teaching, yoga, pilgrimage and an inclusive theological outlook.
Smṛti · Focus: Vishnu / Matsya
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include flood narrative, genealogies, temple architecture, iconography and rites.
Smṛti · Focus: Vishnu
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include ethics, rites, medicine, cosmology and teachings concerning death and afterlife.
Smṛti · Focus: Brahmanda
महापुराण
One of the traditionally enumerated eighteen Mahapuranas. Its received versions are layered and can vary between manuscripts. Major concerns include cosmology, dynasties and sacred geography; transmits the Lalita Sahasranama tradition.