NARADIYA MAHAPURANA

The?Naradiya Purana?(Sanskrit:??????? ?????,?Naradiya Purana) or?Narada Purana?(Sanskrit:????? ?????), are two?Vaishnavism?texts written in Sanskrit language. One of the text is termed as the Major Purana, also called?Mahapurana?while the other is termed as a Minor Purana (Upapurana), also referred as?Brihannaradiya Purana.Unlike most Puranas that are encyclopedic, the Brihannaradiya text is focussed almost entirely on?Vishnu?worship, while the Naradiya text is a compilation of 41 chapters (20%) on Vishnu Worship and rest of the chapters (80%) cover a wide range of topics including a large compilation of?Mahatmya?(travel guides) to temples and places along river?Ganga?and neighbouring regions.The?Naradiya Purana?is notable for dedicating eighteen chapters on other Puranas, one entire chapter summarizing each major Purana. It is also notable for its verses extolling?Buddha?in chapter