Sequential Order of Puranas

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We all know that there are 18 puranas in the Hindu mythology. The puranas were composed one after the another. What is the sequential order of the puranas, from the first to the last?

Do you want actual chronological order (each Purana is composed in different Kalpas according to Matsya Purana)? or do you want chronological order of Puranas recounted by Vyasa? or Chronological order of Puranas written during Gupta Period? — The Destroyer, May 28 '16 at 08:59
@TheDestroyer do you have chronological order of Puranas written in Gupta period...? — Tezz, May 28 '16 at 11:38
@Tezz No. I want to make OP clear which part he is interested. — The Destroyer, May 28 '16 at 11:50
@TheDestroyer: I want the chronological order in Vyasa recounted. — Indu Bhusan Nath, May 28 '16 at 16:46
@Pandya, do u want a script to automatically remove the mythology tag ? — ram, Jun 19 '20 at 08:08
@ram Actually we need to check each and every question before fixing the tags. Read the pinned message in chat-room for more information. — Pandya, Jun 19 '20 at 08:10

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 06 '17 at 19:28

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The order of the appearance of different Purans is given in the Matsya Puran Chapter 53 as narrated by Suta.

According to the text the order of the appearance of the Purans is as follows:

Brahma Puran

Padma Puran

Vishnu Puran

Vayu Puran

Bhagvat Puran

Naradiya Puran

Markandeya Puran

Agni Puran

Bhavishya Puran

Brahmavaivarta Puran

Linga Puran

Varah Puran

Skanda Puran

Vaman Puran

Kurma Puran

Matsya Puran

Garud Puran

Brahmand Puran

answered Sep 06 '17 at 19:28

Dr. Vineet Aggarwal

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But time is cyclic. I want to know how this order is given, I mean based on yugas or something? – Sep 07 '17 at 06:19
And what about Devi bhagavata purana? – Sep 07 '17 at 08:21
@KrishnShweta these are the only 18 Purans mentioned in this text. From what I could understand this order is chronological as per the different Kalpas and Manvantars. – Dr. Vineet Aggarwal Sep 07 '17 at 08:29
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@KrishnShweta Bhagavata Purana in list is Srimad Bagavatam for Vaishnavas and Devi Bhagavatam for Shaktas. – The Destroyer Sep 07 '17 at 08:35
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Nice answer . Just for info. - Here is another list from Shreemad Bhagvat Purana - https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/12/7/23-24 – SwiftPushkar Sep 07 '17 at 09:10
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here shiva purana is missing ! – Talk is Cheap Show me Code Jul 07 '21 at 07:28

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 08 '17 at 03:55

Srimad Bhagavata Purana lists sequential order of Puranas:

SB 12.13.4-8

The Brahma Purāṇa consists of ten thousand verses,
The Padma Purāṇa consists of fifty-five thousand verses,
Śrī Viṣhṇu Purāṇa consists of twenty-three thousand verses,
The Śhiva Purāṇa consists of twenty-four thousand verses
The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam consists of eighteen thousand verses,
The Narada Purana has twenty-five thousand verses,
The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa has nine thousand verses,
The Agni Purāṇa has fifteen thousand four hundred verses,
The Bhaviṣya Purāṇa has fourteen thousand five hundred verses,
The Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa has eighteen thousand verses,
The Liṅga Purāṇa has eleven thousand verses,
The Varāha Purāṇa contains twenty-four thousand verses,
The Skanda Purāṇa contains eighty-one thousand one hundred verses,
The Vāmana Purāṇa contains ten thousand verses,
The Kūrma Purāṇa contains seventeen thousand verses,
The Matsya Purāṇa contains fourteen thousand verses,
The Garuḍa Purāṇa contains nineteen thousand verses and
The Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa contains twelve thousand verses.

Sequential Order of Puranas

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