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Brahmapurāṇa · Roughly 3rd–10th century CE (layers vary by text) · Sanskrit
Traditional: Maharishi Vyasa (traditional)
Scholarly note: Modern scholarship treats each Purāṇa as layered, often multi-century composition by many redactors rather than a single author.
Preserve cosmogony, pitṛ-tīrtha lore, and early royal genealogies.
Extent · 245 adhyāyas (approx.; rescensions vary)
Adhyāya-style encyclopedia mixing cosmology and pilgrimage.