There are 18 Puranas. So, what is a Purana?
There are totally 18 major puranas and they are
Simple, puranas are ancient texts. They can considered as part of the vedas. They contain narratives about the history of the Universe from creation to destruction and the genealogies of kings, heroes, sages and other races, incarnation of God, about deities etc. Some puranas also provide information on cosmology and geography.
There are totally 18 major puranas and they are
