How many Puranas and Vedas are there?

Complete answer: There are considerable differences between Puranas and Vedas. There are 17 Mukhya Purana (Major Puranas), 18 Upa Puranas (Minor Puranas) and 1 maha purana with over 400,00 verses while there are four Vedas including The Rig Veda, The Yajur Veda, The Sama Veda and The Atharva Veda.

Which is Maha Purana?

Puranas – All 18 Maha Puranas(English): Vishnu, Naradiya, Padma, Garuda, Varaha, Bhagavata, Matsya, Kurma, Linga, Shiva, Skanda, Agni, Brahmanda, Brahmavaivarta, Markandeya, Bhavishya, Vamana, Brahma Kindle Edition.

What does Garuda Purana say?

Garuda asks the Lord about the punishment for bad deeds humans do on earth. Some of them are as follows: the Garuda Purana tells us that the soul goes through hell or heaven before being reborn. It experiences pain or pleasure, respectively, in hell or heaven, before being re-born.

What is the difference between the Vedas and the Puranas?

Yet there are certain fundamental differences between them. The Vedas are a large body of religious texts composed in Vedic Sanskrit and are widely regarded as the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. The Puranas are a vast collection of Indian literature that cover a wide range of topics, such as legends and traditional folklore.

Why are the Puranas called supplementary Vedic literature?

The Puranas were produced from the original Veda. They are faithful to Veda and are also known as supplementary Vedic literature. Because sometimes in the original Vedas the subject matter is too difficult for the common man to understand, the Puranas explain matters simply by the use of stories and historical incidents.

Did Srila Vyasadeva create the Puranas?

“Srila Vyasadeva separated the mantras of the Rg, Atharva, Yajur and Sama Vedas into four divisions [SB 12.6.50]”. He did not create a new composition; he condensed that abridged portion. The Puranas were produced from the original Veda. They are faithful to Veda and are also known as supplementary Vedic literature.

What is the most famous Purana in Hinduism?

By far the most famous Purana stands to be the Bhagavata Purana that narrates the childhood and early life of Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Hindu God, Lord Vishnu. The Bhagavata Purana preaches the practice of Bhakti Yoga.