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Purāṇas, the scriptures of Ancient India, contain detailed information on ancient civilizations, both human and divine, descriptions of various species and societies of human-like beings, their appearance, culture and behavior, genealogies of royal dynasties etc. This Wiki is dedicated to documenting the various person names and terms relating to such subjects from the 18 main Purāṇas, Upapurāṇas, Itihāsas such as Rāmāyana and Mahābhārata, explanations of the Vedic literatures by the Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas, and other sources, where applicable.

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Lord Kṛṣṇa

Lord Brahmā

Lord Śiva

Śrīla Vyāsadeva

7 Great Sages

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