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Varāhapurāṇa · 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.
Varāha avatāra cycle, pilgrimage, and vrata instructions.
Extent · ~24,000 ślokas in some rescensions
Often 218 or 313 adhyāyas depending on edition.