Mahapurana, aka: Mahāpurāṇa, Maha-purana; 1 Definition(s)
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Purana
Mahāpurāṇa (महापुराण) refers to one of the two classes of purāṇas.—The Mahāpurāṇas are classified into different categories—Vaiṣṇava, Brāhma, Śaiva etc. in proportion as they accord preferential treatment to Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Śiva and others.
(Source): archive.org: Siva Purana - English Translation
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Śiva-mahāpurāṇa < [Chapter XXXVII - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Purāṇas]
Part 2 - Śaiva Philosophy in the Vāyavīya-saṃhitā of the Śiva-mahāpurāṇa < [Chapter XXXVII - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Purāṇas]
Part 1 - The Literature and History of Southern Śaivism < [Chapter XXXIV - Literature of Southern Śaivism]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Three Different Accounts of the Origin of Adhikāranandin (Nandikeśvara)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.1.21-23 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma: On the Earth]
Verse 2.7.151 < [Chapter 7 - Jagad-ānanda: The Bliss of the Worlds]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 2 - On Rudras going towards the heavens on the celestial car < [Book 3]
Chapter 6 - On the preparation for war by Madhu Kaiṭabha < [Book 1]
Chapter 5 - On the marriage of Satyavatī < [Book 2]
The Mahabharata - First Book (by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
Section I < [Anukramanika Parva]