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Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa · 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.
Detailed cosmology, kalpas, and solar–lunar dynasties.
Extent · ~12,000–14,000 ślokas
Three bhāgas: Prakriyā, Madhya, Upodghāta.