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The '''Saura Purana''' ({{lang-sa|सौर पुराण}}, {{IAST|Saura Purāņa}}) is one of the [[Shaiva]] [[Upapurana]]s, a genre of [[Hindu]] religious texts. The printed editions of this text have 69 chapters (''adhyāya''s). The extant Saura Purana describes itself as a supplement (''khila'') to the Brahma Purana which consisting of two [[Samhita]]s with the first being dictated by [[Sanatkumara]] and the second by [[Surya]] to [[Vaivasvata Manu]].{{sfnp|Winternitz|1981|p=512}}{{sfnp|Mohanty|2004|p=11}} It is presumed that an earlier version of this text different from the extant one existed but has since been lost.{{sfnp|Winternitz|1981|p=512}}{{sfnp|Rocher|1986|p=221}}<br />
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== Content ==<br />
The extant Saura Purana, though proclaimed by [[Surya]], eulogises [[Shiva]] and his ''[[shakti]]'' [[Parvati]]. This text praises [[Varanasi]] and describes its various sacred places and [[linga]]s.{{sfnp|Rocher|1986|pp=220–221}} It consists of a version of the narrative of [[Urvasi]] and [[Pururavas]] in chapter 31.{{sfnp|Winternitz|1981|p=512}} It also deals with [[Devi]] worship, merits of ''[[dāna]]''s (donations), ''[[vrata]]''s (vows) and brief descriptions of the [[Purana]]s. Chapters 38-40 contain attacks on [[Madhvacharya]], an early medieval philosopher and his works in the form of a prophecy.In Chapter 61 the gods invoke ''[[Agni]]' in a very beautiful stuti (or praise). {{sfnp|Rocher|1986|pp=220–221}}<br />
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== Printed editions ==<br />
The early printed editions of this text published by the Anandashrama (Anandashrama Sanskrit Series 18), [[Pune]] in 1889 and the Vangavasi Press, [[Calcutta]] in 1908 (along with a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] translation) are practically identical.{{sfnp|Rocher|1986|pp=220–221}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
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* {{cite thesis |last1=Mohanty |first1=Snigdha |year=2004 |title=The Saurapurana: A Critical Study |publisher=[[Utkal University]] |hdl=10603/129627 |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/129627/ |via=[[Shodhganga]]}}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Rocher |first1=Ludo |author-link=Ludo Rocher |title=The Purāṇas |year=1986 |publisher=Otto Harrassowitz |location=Wiesbaden |isbn=3-447-02522-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n0-4RJh5FgoC&dq=Saura+Purana+Rocher&pg=PA220}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Winternitz |first=Maurice |title=A History of Indian Literature |volume=1 |year=1981 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |location=Delhi |isbn=81-208-0264-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRfuJFRV_O8C&dq=Saura+Purana&pg=PA512}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{web archive |title=Original text in Sanskrit |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106055339/http://is1.mum.edu/vedicreserve/upapurana/saura_purana.pdf |date=2014-11-06}}<br />
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