

ब्रह्माण्डपुराण
The Purana of the Cosmic Egg
A vast compendium of cosmogony, genealogy, geography, and Shakti theology, containing the celebrated Lalita Sahasranama and the story of the cosmic egg (Brahmanda).
Start ReadingThe Brahmanda Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, named after the cosmic egg (Brahmanda) from which the universe emerged. It is celebrated for containing the Lalitopakhyana and the Lalita Sahasranama: the thousand names of the supreme Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari. The text covers creation, manvantara cycles, royal genealogies, sacred geography, and extensive Shakti theology.
The Brahmanda Purana is structured across three bhāgas, which carry its four pādas.
Three parts carrying the four pādas
Chapters within each bhāga
Verses read one by one
This edition of the Brahmanda Purana on Vedapath includes:
The Brahmanda Purana is told in four pādas, gathered into three bhāgas.
The Lalitopākhyāna follows the fourth pāda in the Uttara Bhāga.

The First Part
Bahagian pertama daripada tiga bahagian Purāṇa memuatkan dua pāda pertamanya.

The Middle Part
Bahagian tengah memuatkan pāda ketiga, Upodghāta (adhyāya 1-74), kitab besar Purāṇa tentang salasilah.

The Last Part
Bahagian terakhir memuatkan pāda keempat dan Lalitopākhyāna. Upasaṃhāra Pāda (adhyāya 1-4) menutup Purāṇa: para Manu yang akan datang, peleburan dunia-dunia dan kembalinya semuanya kepada sumber, serta penciptaan yang menyusul.
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