Mahapurana #18 of 18 · rajasic · Brahma
ब्रह्माण्ड पुराण
Brahmanda Purana
Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa
Verses: 12,000 · Best known for: Adhyatma Ramayana + Lalita Sahasranama
Central theme
The "Cosmic Egg" — origin and structure of the universe, plus the Adhyatma Ramayana embedded as supplement
Summary
Narrated by Brahma. Cosmology (the brahmanda / cosmic egg), the genealogies, the geography of the lokas. Its supplement contains the Adhyatma Ramayana, the philosophical Vedantic retelling of Rama’s story that profoundly shaped Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas, and the Lalita Sahasranama (1000 names of the Devi).
Notable stories + sections
- ●Brahmanda (cosmic egg) cosmology
- ●Adhyatma Ramayana (in supplement)
- ●Lalita Sahasranama
- ●Tripurasura story
Why read it
Source of two devotional megaliths: Adhyatma Ramayana + Lalita Sahasranama.