What is Brahma Puraan?

Answer 1

Brahma Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas, is a Hindu religious text. It is divided into two parts, namely the Purva Bhag (former part) and the Uttar Bhag (later part). The first part narrates the story behind the creation of the cosmos, details the life and deeds of Rama and Krishna. The second part contains the details about the Purushottam Tirtha, which is one of the holy places.

Answer 2

This first of the Mahapuranas is composed of 19000 shlokas.
The original text of this Purana is lost. It is recosntructed mainly form the Mahbharata, the Harivamsha, the Vayu Purana, the Markendeya Purana and the Vishnu Purana. Since the emphasis is on Brahma, it is a Rakasika Purana.

The Puranas are sacred Hindu texts that were composed many hundreds of years ago. The knowledge of the Puranas supplements the knowledge of the Vedas and the Upanishads. There are a number of Puranas, but 18 or 19 Mahapuranas (there is a dispute in one of the Puranas being a Mahapurana or not). The main confusion is about the fourth Purana - is it the Shiva Purana or the Vayu Purana? The other Puranas are known as Upapuranas.

The Purana definition of the Mahapurana is that it must exhibit five characteristics: _It must describe the original creation of the universe (sarga), the periodic destruction and recreation (pratisarga) , the different eras (manvantras), the histories of the solar dynasty (Surya vamsha) and the lunar dynasty (Chandra vamsha), and the royal genealogies (vamshanucharita).
In the strictest sense, only the Vishnu Puran conforms to the typology rigidly.
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Answer 3

As stated in the cut-and-paste paragraph above, there are 18 major Puranas, divided into two parts. Purana, Sanskrit for "ancient" or "old," is the name of a genre of Indian written literature (as distinct from oral literature). A Purana's general theme is history, tradition and religion. It is usually written in the form of stories related by one person to another. There are many texts designated as 'Purana.' The most important are:

Mahāpurās and Upapurās - These texts were written by Brahmins. They tell of the creation of the universe and the human race, narrate the genealogies of kings and saints, and contain assorted narratives, stories, and philosophical and religious topics. Included among the texts of distinctly lesser importance that also bear the name Puranas are Sthala Purānas - Scriptures usually extolling the virtues of a certain Hindu temple. They narrate stories of the temple's creation and spiritual history. Kula Purānas are scriptures that deal with the origin and legends of a particular caste.

The firt part, named the Purva Bhag, deals with the concept of the creation of the cosmos and the the life and deeds of Rama and Krishna. The second part contains the details about the Purushottam Tirtha, which ostensibly is one of the holy places.

The story behind the creation of the cosmos sure beats the bejeezus out of "Let there be light" and Noah's Ark. I've always had a lot of respect for the depth and complexity of Eastern thought. At least it's interesting.

Peace.

Answer 4

Brahma Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas, is a Hindu religious text. It is divided into two parts, namely the Purva Bhag (former part) and the Uttar Bhag (later part). The first part narrates the story behind the creation of the cosmos, details the life and deeds of Rama and Krishna. The second part contains the details about the Purushottam Tirtha, which is one of the holy places.

Answer 5

Brahma is the name of the Hindu God of our universe ... the absolute reality is called Brahman.

I saw all three of your related questions on Y. Answers.

They are all rituals honoring Brahma.

Jonnie
PS, I live in the abode of Brahma ... it's in my understanding ... and very nice when I'm there.

Answer 6

Thanks for the 2 points!