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== उपवेदाः || Upavedas ==
== उपवेदाः || Upavedas ==
They are called the subsidiary Vedas. They are four in number one attached to each Veda<sup>[3]</sup> viz.
They are called the subsidiary Vedas. They are four in number one attached to each Veda<ref>[http://vedicheritage.gov.in/upaveda/ Introduction to Upavedas]</ref> viz.
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Vedangas developed as ancillary studies for the Vedas, but its insights into meters, structure of sound and language, grammar, linguistic analysis and other subjects influenced post-Vedic studies, arts, culture and various schools of Hindu philosophy. The Kalpa Vedanga studies, for example, gave rise to the Dharma-sutras, which later expanded into Dharma-shastras.
Vedangas developed as ancillary studies for the Vedas, but its insights into meters, structure of sound and language, grammar, linguistic analysis and other subjects influenced post-Vedic studies, arts, culture and various schools of Hindu philosophy. The Kalpa Vedanga studies, for example, gave rise to the Dharma-sutras, which later expanded into Dharma-shastras.
== 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.<sup>[4]</sup>
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 18 MahaPuranas 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>मत्स्य पुराणम् || Matsya puranam</nowiki>
|<nowiki>मार्कण्डेय पुराणम् || Markandeya puranam</nowiki>
|<nowiki>मार्कण्डेय पुराणम् || Markandeya puranam</nowiki>
|<nowiki>भागवत पुराणम् || Bhaagavata puranam</nowiki>
|<nowiki>कूर्म पुराणम् || Koorma puranam</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>भागवत पुराणम् || Bhaagavata puranam</nowiki>
|<nowiki>भागवत पुराणम् || Bhaagavata puranam</nowiki>
|<nowiki>गरुड पुराणम् || Garuda puranam</nowiki>
|<nowiki>गरुड पुराणम् || Garuda puranam</nowiki>
|<nowiki>स्कन्द पुराणम् || Skaanda puranam</nowiki>
|<nowiki>स्कन्द पुराणम् || Skaanda puranam</nowiki>
|}कूर्म पुराणम् || Koorma puranam is also listed according to another classification.
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|+अष्टादश उपपुराणानि