Purana

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The Hindu mythology bases more on its eighteen Pur?as, six each are rendered to each of the Hindu Trinity, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

(A) Vishnu Pur??: - 
1] Vishnu, 
2] Bhagavata, 
3] N?ad?a, 
4] Garuda, 
5] Padma. 
6] Var?a. 

(B) Brahma Pur??: -
1] Brahma, 
2] Brahm?da, 
3] Brahma Vaivarta, 
4] M?kand?a, 
5] Bhavishya,
6] V?ana. 

(C) Shiva Pur??: - 
1] V?u, 
2] Linga, 
3] Skanda, 
4] Agni, 
5] Matsya, 
6] K?a. 

In all these purana-s goddess Lakshmi is given a laudable place whithout any sectarian dispute. In the Vaishnavite purana-s, Shiva starts telling the efficacy of Vishnu to Goddess Parvati. While Shaiva mythology places goddess Parvati, the consort of Shiva, as one half of His body [ardha naareeshvara tattva,] Vaishnavites place Goddess Lakshmi in the heart of Vishnu itself, as if it is a Lotus [hridaya kamala.] This is to depict the inseparable unision of Universal purusha and prakriti, seed and field, or male and female.