The Puranas (/pʊˈrɑːnəz/;[1] singular: Sanskrit: पुराण purāṇa, "of ancient times") are ancient Hindu texts eulogizing various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti God in Hinduism through divine stories. Puranas may also be described as a genre of important Hindu religious texts alongside some Jain and Buddhist religious texts, notably consisting of narratives of the history of the universe from creation to destruction, genealogies of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology, philosophy, and geography.[2] The Puranas are frequently classified according to the Trimurti (Trinity or the three aspects of the divine).[3] The Padma Purana classifies them in accordance with the three gunas or qualities as Sattva (Truth and Purity), Rajas(Dimness and Passion) and Tamas (Darkness and Ignorance).[4]
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