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• Vishnu Puränäs:

1. Vishnu,
2. Bhagavata,
3. Näradëya,
4. Garuda,
5. Padma.
6. Varäha.

• Brahma Puränäs:

1. Brahma,
2. Brahmända,
3. Brahma Vaivarta,
4. Märkandèya,
5. Bhavishya,
6. Vämana.

• Shiva Puränäs:

1. Väyu,
2. Linga,
3. Skanda,
4. Agni,
5. Matsya,
6. Küma.

In all these puränas the goddess Lakshmi is given a laudable place without any sectarian dispute. In the Vaishnavite puranas, Shiva starts telling the efficacy of Vishnu to the Goddess Parvati. While Shaiva mythology places goddess Parvati, the consort of Shiva, as one half of His body (ardha naareeshvara tattva) Vaishnavites place the Goddess Lakshmi in the heart of Vishnu itself, as if it were a Lotus hridaya kamala). This is to depict the inseparable union of Universal purusha and prakriti, seed and field, or male and female.

The puränas are classified under itihasa.

External links

• 'Bhagavata Purana' ('Srimad-Bhagavatam') Online in Sanskrit and English (with other books) at Krishna.com.

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