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A community-maintained tertiary reference on pralaya, directly examined. Its strength is attributing specific dissolution grades to specific named Puranas rather than treating the doctrine as one undifferentiated idea; its limit is a Wikipedia community article rather than an indological monograph, which is why it sits at reliability tier three.
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Wikipedia's article on pralaya, consulted 2026-08-13. Useful here for the Sanskrit etymology, the naming of which specific Purana treats which grade of dissolution, and the numerical cosmological scale of a kalpa and a parardha. NotesWikipedia's article on pralaya, consulted 2026-08-13. Useful here for the Sanskrit etymology, the naming of which specific Purana treats which grade of dissolution, and the numerical cosmological scale of a kalpa and a parardha.
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Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pralaya
Source Typereference
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This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Doctrines, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.
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