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)

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

 

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