Padma Purāṇa

A large compilation of diverse topics, it describes cosmology, the world and nature of life from the perspective of Viṣṇu. It also discusses festivals, numerous legends, geography of rivers and regions from northwest India to Bengal to the kingdom of Tripura, major sages of India, various avatāras of Viṣṇu and his cooperation with Śiva, and a story of Rāma-Sītā that is different from the Vālmiki Rāmāyaṇa.