Purana Tradition: Speakers and Listeners
Puranas are interpretations of the Vedas. Just as there are examples and repetitions in the explanation of sutras, similarly there are examples and repetitions of Vedic theory-sutras etc. in the Puranas.
|
S. No. |
Purana Name |
Speaker |
Listener (Shrota) |
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1 |
Brahma Purana |
Brahma |
Marichi |
|
2 |
Padma Purana |
Brahma (self-manifest in Hiranmaya Padma) |
Brahma |
|
3 |
Vishnu Purana |
Vishnu |
Parāśara |
|
4 |
Shiva Purana / Airava |
Shiva |
Airava |
|
5 |
Linga Purana |
Maheshwara (Shiva) |
Not specified |
|
6 |
Garuda Purana |
Sri Hari Vishnu |
Garuda |
|
7 |
Narada Purana |
Sanaka and other sages |
Narada |
|
8 |
Bhagavata Purana |
Lord Vishnu |
Brahma |
|
Devi Bhagavata |
Brahma |
Not specified |
|
|
9 |
Agni Purana |
Agni (Fire Deity) |
Vashistha |
|
10 |
Skanda Purana |
Vyasadeva |
Not specified |
|
11 |
Bhavishya Purana |
Brahma |
Manu |
|
12 |
Brahma Vaivarta Purana |
Savarni |
Narada |
|
13 |
Markandeya Purana |
Markandeya |
Jaimini |
|
14 |
Vamana Purana |
Brahma / Pulastya |
Pulastya / Narada |
|
15 |
Varaha Purana |
Lord Vishnu (Varaha Avatar) |
Prithvi (Earth) |
|
16 |
Matsya Purana |
Matsya (Vishnu Avatar) |
Not specified |
|
17 |
Kurma Purana |
Kurma (Vishnu Avatar) |
Not specified |
|
18 |
Brahmanda Purana |
Brahma |
Not specified |