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Some schools hold Sthapatyaveda (architecture) as the fourth Upaveda instead of Arthashastra. Sthapatyaveda relates with engineering and architecture.<ref name=":1" />
Some schools hold Sthapatyaveda (architecture) as the fourth Upaveda instead of Arthashastra. Sthapatyaveda relates with engineering and architecture.<ref name=":1" />
== पुराणानि उपपुराणानि च ॥ Puranas and Upapuranas ==
== पुराणानि ॥ Puranas ==
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 name=":4222" /><ref name=":02">[http://www.vcscsd.org/content/balabhavan/18-Puranas.pdf 18 Puranas - English Translation] by Dharmic Scriptures Team</ref> The list of Puranas is given in Padmapurana (2.3.5), Vishnupurana (3.6), Skanda purana (4.7.1), Agni Purana (10.8.3)<ref name=":02" />
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 name=":4222" /><ref name=":02">[http://www.vcscsd.org/content/balabhavan/18-Puranas.pdf 18 Puranas - English Translation] by Dharmic Scriptures Team</ref> The list of Puranas is given in Padmapurana (2.3.5), Vishnupurana (3.6), Skanda purana (4.7.1), Agni Purana (10.8.3)<ref name=":02" />
|<nowiki>स्कन्दपुराणम् || Skanda Purana</nowiki>
|<nowiki>स्कन्दपुराणम् || Skanda Purana</nowiki>
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== उपपुराणानि ॥ Upapuranas ==
The Upapuranas are variously given in different texts. However a few are common in all these versions.
The Upapuranas are variously given in different texts. However a few are common in all these versions.
In Garuda Puranam<ref name=":4222" /> : Sanathkumara, Skanda, Shivadharma, Ascharya, Narada, Kapila, Vamana, Aushasana, Brahmanda, Varuna, Kalika, Maheswara, Samba, Saura, Parashara, Maricha and Bhargava puranam.
In Garuda Puranam<ref name=":4222" /> : Sanathkumara, Skanda, Shivadharma, Ascharya, Narada, Kapila, Vamana, Aushasana, Brahmanda, Varuna, Kalika, Maheswara, Samba, Saura, Parashara, Maricha and Bhargava puranam.
In देवीभागवतम् ॥ Devibhagavatam<ref name=":4222" /> : In place of Skanda, Vamana, Brahmanda, Maricha, and Bhargava Puranas, we see Shiva, Manava, Aditya, Bhagavata, Vasishta Puranas are seen (rest as given in Garuda Puranam).
In Kurma Puranam<ref>Kurma Puranam ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%BD%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Purvabhaga, Adhyaya 1])</ref> the following list is available
In Kurma Puranam<ref>Kurma Puranam ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%BD%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Purvabhaga, Adhyaya 1])</ref> the following list is available
|मारीचपुराणम् ॥ Maricha Purana
|मारीचपुराणम् ॥ Maricha Purana
|भार्गवपुराणम् ॥ Bhargava Purana
|भार्गवपुराणम् ॥ Bhargava Purana
|}Many other Upapuranas are also available such as नन्दिपुराणम् ॥ Nandi Puranam, गाणपत्यम् / मुद्गलम् ॥ Ganapatya / Mudgala, देवीभागवतम् ॥ Devibhagavata, वासिष्ठम् ॥ Vasishta, हंसम् ॥ Hamsa from other different sources and a total of upto 30 Upapuranas are mentioned, though their availability is not known.<ref name=":4222" />
|}Many other Upapuranas are also available such as नन्दिपुराणम् ॥ Nandi Puranam, गाणपत्यम् / मुद्गलम् ॥ Ganapatya / Mudgala, वासिष्ठम् ॥ Vasishta, हंसम् ॥ Hamsa from other different sources and a total of upto 30 Upapuranas are mentioned, though their availability is not known.<ref name=":4222" /> Thus we see from the two lists that the names of a few Puranas are the same in both Puranas and Upapuranas (ex: Skanda purana, Vamana purana)
According to a few scholars, "Bhagavatam" in Puranas refers to Devibhagavatam and not Shrimad Bhagavatam containing the stories of SriKrishna.(Page 174 of Sanskrita Sahitya Charitra<ref name=":4222" />).
The Puranas have been influential in the development of Bharateeya samskriti. They are considered Vaidika (congruent with Vedic literature) or pertaining to vedas with easy understanding as mentioned by Shivamahapuranam <ref name=":02" />.
The Puranas have been influential in the development of Bharateeya samskriti. They are considered Vaidika (congruent with Vedic literature) or pertaining to vedas with easy understanding as mentioned by Shivamahapuranam <ref name=":02" />.