The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1891 page)

),
manvantara
(the reigns of the
Manus
),
pratisarga
(destruction and recreation, together with the history of humanity), and
va
nucarita
(legendary history of the Solar and Lunar dynasties).
The Pur
as are divided into two categories, Mah
pur
as (major) and Upapur
as (minor), each category having eighteen members.
Pur
as stress bhakti (devotion) and miraculous manifestations of divine grace. Although many Hindu reformers such as
Day
nanda
have attacked puranic religiosity, it remains the dominant form of Hinduism.

 
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