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|}Vedas are thus a storehouse of knowledge needed for mankind, not merely spiritual but also secular or temporal. They are not compositions made in any one particular period. They are spread over a period of time; one group separated from the other probably by centuries and handed down from one generation to the other through word of mouth.

|}Vedas are thus a storehouse of knowledge needed for mankind, not merely spiritual but also secular or temporal. They are not compositions made in any one particular period. They are spread over a period of time; one group separated from the other probably by centuries and handed down from one generation to the other through word of mouth.

== पुराणानि उपपुराणानि च ॥ Puranas and Upapuranas  ==

== पुराणानि उपपुराणानि च ॥ Puranas and Upapuranas  ==

The [[Puranas]] is a vast genre of encyclopedic Indian texts about a wide range of topics particularly legends and traditional lore. Several of these texts are named after major devatas such as Vishnu, Shiva and Devi. There are 18 Maha Puranas (Great Puranas) and 18 Upa Puranas (Minor Puranas), containing over 400,000 verses.<ref>[http://www.vcscsd.org/content/balabhavan/18-Puranas.pdf 18 Puranas - English Translation] by Dharmic Scriptures Team</ref>

The [[Puranas]] are a vast genre of encyclopedic Indian texts about a wide range of topics particularly legends and traditional lore. Several of these texts are named after major devatas such as Vishnu, Shiva and Devi. There are 18 Mahapuranas (Great Puranas) and 18 Upapuranas (Minor Puranas), containing over 400,000 verses.<ref>[http://www.vcscsd.org/content/balabhavan/18-Puranas.pdf 18 Puranas - English Translation] by Dharmic Scriptures Team</ref>

The 18 MahaPuranas and Upapuranas as listed in Agni Puranam are as follows

The 18 Mahapuranas and Upapuranas as listed in Agni Puranam are as follows

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|<nowiki>मत्स्य पुराणम् || Matsya puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>मत्स्यपुराणम् || Matsya Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>मार्कण्डेय पुराणम् || Markandeya puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>मार्कण्डेयपुराणम् || Markandeya Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>कूर्म पुराणम् || Koorma puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>कूर्मपुराणम् || Kurma Purana</nowiki>

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|<nowiki>भागवत पुराणम् || Bhaagavata puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>भागवतपुराणम् || Bhagavata Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>भविष्यात पुराणम् || Bhavishyat puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>भविष्यपुराणम् || Bhavishya Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>ब्रह्माण्ड पुराणम् || Brahmanda puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>ब्रह्माण्डपुराणम् || Brahmanda Purana</nowiki>

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|<nowiki>ब्रह्मवैवर्त पुराणम् || Brahmavaivarta puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>ब्रह्मवैवर्तपुराणम् || Brahmavaivarta Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>ब्रह्म पुराणम् || Brahma puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>ब्रह्मपुराणम् || Brahma Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>वामन पुराणम् || Vamana puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>वामनपुराणम् || Vamana Purana</nowiki>

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|<nowiki>वराह पुराणम् || Varaaha puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>वराहपुराणम् || Varaha Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>विष्णु पुराणम् || Vishnu puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>विष्णुपुराणम् || Vishnu Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>वायु पुराणम् || Vaayu puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>वायुपुराणम् || Vayu Purana</nowiki>

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|<nowiki>अग्नि पुराणम् || Agni puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>अग्निपुराणम् || Agni Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>नारद पुराणम् || Naarada puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>नारदपुराणम् || Narada Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>पद्म पुराणम् || Padma puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>पद्मपुराणम् || Padma Purana</nowiki>

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|<nowiki>लिङ्ग पुराणम् || Linga puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>लिङ्गपुराणम् || Linga Puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>गरुड पुराणम् || Garuda puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>गरुडपुराणम् || Garuda Purana</nowiki>

|<nowiki>स्कन्द पुराणम् || Skaanda puranam</nowiki>

|<nowiki>स्कन्दपुराणम् || Skanda Purana</nowiki>

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