Brahma Purana

[6] Hazra's conclusion stems from his examination of quotations made by classical Nibandha writers—who frequently quoted verses of the Brahma Purana which cannot be found in the present text.

Trivedi argues that there is no compelling reason to downgrade it to an Upapurana given the text's adherence to the established structure and content of a Mahapurana [7] Other scholars, including Moriz Winternitz and Bibek Debroy hold that while the extant Brahma Purana is likely not the original composition, it contains elements that can be traced to the older one.

Since it mentions the existence of the Konark Sun Temple built in 1241, most of the chapter on pilgrimage sites in Orissa couldn't have been written before the 13th century.

[9][10][11] However, Debroy does not put much weight upon such dating assumptions, since it is difficult to confirm whether the temple referenced in the text is indeed the one constructed in the mid-13th century by Narasimhadeva I of the Ganga dynasty.

[1][15] These travel guide-like sections are non-sectarian, and celebrates sites and temples related to Vishnu, Shiva, Devi and Surya.

[1] The text also describes the Seven Continents (Sapta-Dvipa) and sub-continents of the world, though some other land mass are not mentioned, those which are mentioned are called:[18] Out of 245 chapters, 18 chapters of the Brahma Purana cover cosmology, mythology, genealogy, manvantara (cosmic time cycles) and topics that are required to make a text belong to the Puranic genre of literature.