Brahmanda Purana
The Brahmanda Purana is one of the eighteen major Puranas, dedicated to cosmology and geography. It contains the Lalita Sahasranama, a compilation of 1000 names of the goddess Lalita.
- Brahmanda Purana describes the cosmic egg (Brahmanda) and the entire universe.
- Contains approximately 12,000 verses across 4 Padas (sections).
- Classified as a Rajas Purana associated with Brahma.
- Famous for containing the Lalita Sahasranama — 1,000 names of Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari.
- Narrated by Sage Suta to assembled sages at Naimisharanya.
- Contains detailed genealogies of the Solar and Lunar dynasties.
- Includes accounts of the future Kalki avatar of Vishnu.
- Important source for Shakta traditions and Sri Vidya worship.
Structural Organization
Example: Brahmanda Purana, Prakriya Pada, Chapter 1
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+ Add ShlokaThe Cosmic Form — Brahma Creates the Universe
Brahmanda Purana · Chapter 1 · Verse 2.38
ब्रह्माण्डं तत्त्वसंघातं भूयो भूयो विधीयते। तत्र संख्यापरिज्ञानं देवैरपि न शक्यते॥
brahmaṇḍaṁ tattva-saṁghātaṁ bhūyo bhūyo vidhīyate tatra saṁkhyā-parijñānaṁ devair api na śakyate
The cosmos—an assemblage of elements—is created again and again. Even the gods cannot ascertain its full count.
Lalita Devi — The Supreme Shakti
Brahmanda Purana · Chapter 4 · Verse 17.3
ललिताये महाशक्त्यै नमः सर्वस्वरूपिणीम्। ब्रह्माण्डजननीं देवीं नमामि सर्वदायिनीम्॥
lalitāye mahā-śaktyai namaḥ sarva-svarūpiṇīm brahmaṇḍa-jananīṁ devīṁ namāmi sarva-dāyinīm
Salutations to Lalita, the great Shakti who is the essence of all forms; I bow to the Goddess, mother of the universe, the giver of all.
Rama — Personification of Dharma
Brahmanda Purana (Adhyatma Ramayana) · Chapter 4 · Verse 3.17
रामो विग्रहवान्धर्मः साधूनां च परायणम्। तेजसामपि तेजस्वी सतां च परमा गतिः॥
rāmo vigrahavān dharmaḥ sādhūnāṁ ca parāyaṇam tejasām api tejasvī satāṁ ca paramā gatiḥ
Rama is the embodiment of dharma, the refuge of the good, the most radiant among the radiant, and the supreme goal of the virtuous.