Essay name: Brahma Purana (critical study)
Author:
Surabhi H. Trivedi
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This is an English study of the Brahmapurana鈥攐ne of the eighteen major Puranas which occupies an important place in the Pauranic literature. This study researches the rich an encyclopaedic material for social, religious, philosophical, mythological, political, geographical and literary study found in the Brahma-Purana.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
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(2) Information gathered from the catalogues:
According to the catalogues catalogonom by Theodor Aufreeht,
the various mss. of the Brahma Purana contain the following
topics.:-
(i) Rsipancamivrata
(ii) Kalahastimahatmya
(iii) Kodandamandana
(iv) Campasasthivratakatha
(v) Nasikopakhyana or Naciketopakhyana
(vi) Prayagamahatmya
(vii) Ksetrakhande Mallarimahatmya
(viii) Mayapur Imahatmy a
(ix) Ramasahasranama
(x) Lalitakhande
(xi) Lalitopakhyana
(xii) Venkatagirimahatmya
(xiii) Sarasvatistotra
(xiv) Hastigirimahatmya
(xv) Janmastamivrata
(xvi) Buddhastamivrata
(xvii) Manimandapamahatmya
(xviii) Laksmisahasranama
(xix) Surpacandravratakatha
(xx) Hastigirimahatmya
(xxi) Godavarimahatmya.
