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Skandapurāṇa · 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 regional tīrtha-māhātmya and Kumāra–Śiva mythology across South Asia.
Extent · Largest Purāṇa — 80,000+ ślokas in some compilations
Māheśvara-khaṇḍa, Vaiṣṇava-khaṇḍa, etc., vary by manuscript tradition.