[[skt-texts-hindu]] # Purāṇa ## Date According to the Indologists [J. A. B. van Buitenen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._A._B._van_Buitenen "J. A. B. van Buitenen") and Cornelia Dimmitt, the Puranas that have survived into the modern era are ancient but represent "an amalgam of two somewhat different but never entirely different separate oral literatures: the Brahmin tradition stemming from the reciters of the Vedas, and the bardic poetry recited by Sutas that was handed down in Kshatriya circles".[[26]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puranas#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDimmittvan_Buitenen20127-28) The original Puranas comes from the priestly roots while the later genealogies have the warrior and epic roots. ``` Markandeya 250 non-sectarian Matsya 250–500 v Vishnu 300-450 v Brahmanda 300–950 non-sectarian/shakta Vayu 350-400 v Harivamsa 450 v (some shiva) Vamana 450–900 shiva, north india, travel guide Bhagvata 500-600 v Kurma 550–850 non-sectarian Linga 600–1000 shiva Agni 700 non-sectaria Narada 900 Brahma 900 Garuda 900 Skanda 1000-1100 Padma 1100-1400 ``` v=vaishna ## Trans. [[bhagavata-purana]] ## Scholarship [[k-bolle1963]]