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嘟� 16 called pur膩峁嘺 because it lives in the past or it breathes ancient times.
(yasm膩t pur膩 hyanatida峁� pur膩峁嘺峁� tena hi sm峁泃am). The Padma Pur膩峁嘺鹿
offers the following explanation (purapar膩峁僷ara峁� vashti pur膩峁嘺峁�
tena tata sm峁泃am). The MP7 describes the pur膩峁嘺s as 'the records of
ancient events.' The BdP says that a pur膩峁嘺 describes what happened in
the past.
THE ORIGIN OF THE PUR膧峁咥S
The pur膩峁嘺 as a branch of learning or vidy膩 has been mentioned as
18 originated from Brahm膩, even before the Vedas issued forth from his
mouths. In fact, even the extant Pur膩峁嘺s preserve in them certain
ancient traditions that have their roots in the pre-vedic times. Then again,
the Vedas were not accessible to the general masses of the Indian society
on account of the unique sanctity attached to them. But such was not the
case with the Pur膩峁嘺s, which were meant not only for the learned scholars
of the upper class of Indian society, but also for the common man, for
whom they were specially composed, and then redacted several times in
order to make them up-to-date according to the society, so that they may
serve as the permanent religious and cultural guides for the society in
general.
On account of the divine origin ascribed to the Pur膩峁嘺s as
mentioned above, 19 the Pur膩峁嘺s came to acquire the status of the Veda.
Even in the Br膩hma峁嘺s the status of the Pur膩峁嘺s was recognised. Both