The Brahma Purana and the submergence of sacred landscapes
- Date of account
- Nineteenth-century printed editions; underlying Sanskrit tradition earlier
- Location
- Eastern and northern Indian Sanskrit tradition
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Nineteenth-century editions of the Brahma Purana preserve material concerning cosmic dissolution, sacred geography, and the survival or re-emergence of holy places. These passages provide a lead for examining how flood and catastrophe imagery could explain landscape, pilgrimage, and divine ordering rather than merely recounting human survival. The text is particularly useful in a comparison of Puranic narrative patterns, but its manuscript history and uneven chapter organization make isolated references difficult to date. Researchers should consult a Sanskrit edition alongside historical translations and regional studies.
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