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Padmapurāṇa · 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.
Teach tīrtha-māhātmya, vrata, and praise of Viṣṇu–Śiva in regional layers.
Extent · Very large (55,000+ ślokas in some rescensions)
Five khaṇḍas (e.g. Sṛṣṭi, Bhūmi, Pātāla) in many editions.