BRIEF HISTORY OF PURANS

As per Hindu Mythology,

The 3 basic gods which started the life cycle on this planet or say universe are, The Brahma, The Vishnu & The Mahesh (Rudra). Each has different powers to run the system properly throughout its span.

LORD BRAHMA: Brahmaji, “The Creator of the Universe”, who construct the universe and harvested life in it.

LORD VISHNU: Vishnuji, “The Protector of the Universe”, who protects the universe and living beings by providing them the things as per their needs.

LORD RUDRA: Kaal Rudra (Sometimes also called as Shivji), “The Destroyer”, who destroys the universe and its inhabitants in the end.

Now as per Ling Puran, Lord Brahma, the inventor of the universe, designed / created PURAN, so that it builds the base of the society which further directs the individual to their basic means of life. Purans are the books of Hindu legends and contains religious instructions. Puran narrates the history of the universe from creation to destruction, role of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu philosophy.

Lord Brahma written the Puran consisting of 100 Crores Verses (Shloks), which was further translated by our ancient Saint Ved Vyaas (Maha Rishi Ved Vyaas). He briefly converted those 100 Crores Verses into 4 Lakhs Verses (Shloks) and divided the same into 18 Purans.

LIST OF 18 PURANAS & NUMBERS OF VERSES IN IT