┬аIt occupies an important place among the UPA-Puranas and like other Puranas, this is also considered to be compiled by Vyasa. On the contrary,┬а this Purana dwells at length on one or more particular subjects and five primary┬а topics-1.) Primary creation or Cosmogony 2.) Secondary creation 3.) Geneology of┬а gods and patriarchs 4.) reigns of the Manus 5.) History of the Solar and Lunar dynasties. It contains various episodes of the incarnation of Lord Vishnu,┬а specially Narasimha (the man-lion) avatar and Rama Avatar. There are 25 chapters,┬а which describe all topics related to Purana. It describes the story of Rishi┬а Markandeya’s victory over death and YamaGita. The firm of devotion, the definition of a┬а true devotee, and the character of devotees like Dhruva have been described in this┬а Purana. Despite being small it’s full of meaning.┬а
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