Which are the Upa puranas?  

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The Satyavati VYASDEV Virachitam 18 UPPURANA's are :

[1] sanatkumar [2] Nrishinha [3] BRIHANNARDIYA [4] SHIVA [5] DURVASA [6] KAPIL
[7] MANAVA [8] AUSHNAS [9] VARUN [10 ] KALIKA [11] SAMBA [12] NANDIKESHWAR
[13] SAUR, [14] PARASHER [15] ADITYA [16] BRAHMANDA [17] MAHESHWAR.
[18] DEVI BHAGAVAD .

However,

"TAM DURDASHAM GUDHMANUPRAVISHTAM GUHAHITAM GAHVARESHTAM "PURANAM"
"Parmatma ko sabase pracheen hone ke karan Puran-purush kaha gaya hai,
vaha sabaki hridaya-guha me samvyapta hoker chhipahuva hai".
Purana means-Pracheen .there are18 purana & 18 up-purana as named above.

Thanks, with divine love and blessings..................... .............................. .............................. .......shiva.

Answered by SHIVA SHANKE , an ibibo Master, at 4:01 PM on September 13, 2008

Puranas are the literary genres of the ancient Hindu and Jain literature. They are concerned with the themes of ancient history, geography, religion, tradition, which depict the Indian culture and civilization in a whole. The Puranas represent uniqueness in their composition and are composed in the form of stories recited from one to another. However a number of stories in the Puranas ate compiled and the entire Puranas are classified into two major corpus:- Maha Puranas and the Upa Puranas.

The 18 Upa-Puranas are: Sanatkumara, Narasimha, Brihannaradiya, Sivarahasya, Durvasa, Kapila, Vamana, Bhargava, Varuna, Kalika, Samba, Nandi, Surya, Parasara, Vasishtha, Devi Bhagavatam, Ganesa and Hamsa

The 18 main Puranas are: Vishnu Purana, Narada Purana, Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Garuda (Suparna) Purana, Padma Purana, Varaha Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Vamana Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Siva Purana, Skanda Purana (Kartika Purana) and Agni Purana.

Answered by Ashish Yadav , an ibibo Wizard, at 10:54 AM on September 10, 2008

Apart from the 18 major Puranas there are an equal number of Upa-puranas. Among them are the Vinayaka Purana and the Kalki Purana. There are also, in addition, a number of minor The eighteen Upa-Puranas are: Sanatkumara, Narasimha, Brihannaradiya, Sivarahasya, Durvasa, Kapila, Vamana, Bhargava, Varuna, Kalika, Samba, Nandi, Surya, Parasara, Vasishtha ...

Answered by Vipan Thapar , an ibibo Master, at 11:37 AM on August 19, 2008

Puranas are the literary genres of the ancient Hindu and Jain literature. They are concerned with the themes of ancient history, geography, religion, tradition, which depict the Indian culture and civilization in a whole. The Puranas represent uniqueness in their composition and are composed in the form of stories recited from one to another. However a number of stories in the Puranas ate compiled and the entire Puranas are classified into two major corpus:- Maha Puranas and the Upa Puranas.

The 18 Upa-Puranas are: Sanatkumara, Narasimha, Brihannaradiya, Sivarahasya, Durvasa, Kapila, Vamana, Bhargava, Varuna, Kalika, Samba, Nandi, Surya, Parasara, Vasishtha, Devi Bhagavatam, Ganesa and Hamsa

The 18 main Puranas are: Vishnu Purana, Narada Purana, Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Garuda (Suparna) Purana, Padma Purana, Varaha Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Vamana Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Siva Purana, Skanda Purana (Kartika Purana) and Agni Purana.

Answered by Anju Singh , an ibibo Master, at 6:21 PM on August 18, 2008

Upapuranas are apart from the original 18 puranas. Some Upapuranas are: Sanat-kumara, Narasimha, Brihan-naradiya, Siva-rahasya, Durvasa, Kapila, Vamana, Bhargava, Varuna, Kalika, Samba, Nandi, Surya, Parasara, Vasishtha, Devi-Bhagavata, Ganesa, and Hamsa.

Answered by Shishir , an ibibo Master, at 8:56 AM on August 18, 2008

[edit] The Upapuranas
The Upapurāṇas are lesser or ancillary texts: these are sometimes also said to be eighteen in number, with still less agreement as to the canonical titles. Few have been critically edited. They include: Sanat-kumara, Narasimha, Brihan-naradiya, Siva-rahasya, Durvasa, Kapila, Vamana, Bhargava, Varuna, Kalika, Samba, Nandi, Surya, Parasara, Vasishtha, Devi-Bhagavata, Ganesha, Mudgala, and Hamsa.[24]

The Ganesha and Mudgala Puranas are devoted to Ganesha.[25] [26] The Devi-Bhagavata Purana, which extols the goddess Durga, has become (along with the Devi Mahatmya of the Mārkandeya Purana) a basic text for Devi worshipers.[27]

There are many others all over the Indian subcontinent[28]: most (such as the Padma Purana of Bengal and Assam, narrating the story of the goddess Manasā), written in vernacular languages rather than Sanskrit.

Answered by chandra , an ibibo Advisor, at 6:37 PM on August 17, 2008

Dana or charity is recommended as a highly effective remedy for a lot of troubles. Kanya dana, Vidya dana and Anna dana are regarded as the "Cure all" remedies.
Kanya dana (also called Kanya pooja): This is regarded as the best remedy. It is not limited to the Kanya dana performed in the marriage ceremony. Donate clothes, food and money, as per your capacity, to a girl below the age of puberty on either Thursday or Friday. Normally people take a vow to perform this for a certain specific number of times like 7 Fridays or 9 Fridays or 16 Fridays etc. This is done with a specific Sankalpa i.e., purpose - as a cure for something or to gain something.
Vidya dana: This is regarded as the next best dana. Traditionally it use to be giving free education to someone. In the present day setup, supporting someone financially for education is an equally good one. Donating books, paying school or collage fee and scholarships etc. come under this. Annadana: Donating food to the needy is called Anna dana. This Anna daana to the hungry is considered the noblest of all daanas.
source: http://www.astrojyoti.com/danaremed y.htm

Answered by Tingtong , an ibibo Master, at 1:44 PM on August 17, 2008

well,Sanatkumara, Narasimha, Brihannaradiya, Sivarahasya, Durvasa, Kapila, Vamana, Bhargava, Varuna, Kalika, Samba, Nandi, Surya, Parasara, Vasishtha, Devi Bhagavatam, Ganesa and Hamsa are the 18 upa puranas.

Answered by Debashis , an ibibo Master, at 12:24 PM on August 17, 2008

The 18 Upa-Puranas are: Sanatkumara, Narasimha, Brihannaradiya, Sivarahasya, Durvasa, Kapila, Vamana, Bhargava, Varuna, Kalika, Samba, Nandi, Surya, Parasara, Vasishtha, Devi Bhagavatam, Ganesa and Hamsa.

Apart from these there are a few other other puranas.

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Answered by Jyothi , an ibibo Master, at 11:19 AM on August 17, 2008

The Upapuranas

The Upapurāṇas are lesser or ancillary texts: these are sometimes also said to be eighteen in number, with still less agreement as to the canonical titles. Few have been critically edited. They include: Sanat-kumara, Narasimha, Brihan-naradiya, Siva-rahasya, Durvasa, Kapila, Vamana, Bhargava, Varuna, Kalika, Samba, Nandi, Surya, Parasara, Vasishtha, Devi-Bhagavata, Ganesha, Mudgala, and Hamsa.

The Ganesha and Mudgala Puranas are devoted to Ganesha. The Devi-Bhagavata Purana, which extols the goddess Durga, has become (along with the Devi Mahatmya of the Mārkandeya Purana) a basic text for Devi worshipers.

Answered by charan , an ibibo Citizen, at 10:25 AM on August 17, 2008