Every Purana contains a description of all the incarnations, and every Purana is written in a different Kalpa, so how can we understand which event has happened when?
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Matsya Purana lists which Purana belongs to which Kalpa -
Padma Purana - Padma Kalpa
Vishnu Purana - Varaha Kalpa
Vayu Purana - Sveta Kalpa
Bhagavata Purana - Sarasvata Kalpa
Agni Purana - Isana Kalpa
Brahmavaivarta Purana - Rathantara Kalpa
Linga Purana - Agneya Kalpa.
Varaha Purana - Manava Kalpa.
Skanda Purana - Satpurusa Kalpa
Vamana Purana - Kurma Kalpa
Kurma Purana - Lakshmi Kalpa
Garuda Purana - Garuda Kalpa.
Brahmanda Purana - events from future Kalpas.
- Chapter 53, Matsya Purana.
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so the puranas are according to different kalpas, the incidents of Ramayan written in those puranas had also plcked up from their respective puranas?? Commented May 31 at 11:04
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@Vedant Jadhav - Yes the Puranas contain Ramayana stories from different Kalpas. Commented Jun 16 at 12:24