Definition of Purana — Five Characteristic Topics
Vayu Purana · 1 · Verse 4.10
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Sanskrit Original
सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च। वंशानुचरितं चेति पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम्॥
sargaś ca pratisargaś ca vaṁśo manvantarāṇi ca vaṁśānucaritaṁ ceti purāṇaṁ pañca-lakṣaṇam
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The five characteristics of a Purāṇa are: sarga (primary creation), pratisarga (secondary creation), vaṁśa (genealogies), manvantaras (the reigns/ages of Manus), and vaṁśānucarita (accounts of dynasties).