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STUDIES IN THE UPAPUR膧峁咥S
an Upapur膩峁嘺 named 'Brahm膩峁囜笉a', is shown by its mention.
in the majority of the lists of eighteen Upapur膩峁嘺s. It is
only in the Devi-bh膩gavata, B峁沨addharma-p. and Ek膩mra-p.
as well as in the list of Upapur膩峁嘺s given in the Sm峁泃i-tattva
and the Sabda-kalpadruma from a text of the K奴rma-p.
that the Brahm膩峁囜笉a is not included among the Upapur膩峁嘺s.
After giving two lists of Upapur膩峁嘺s (one from the 鈥楰aurma
Mah膩pur膩峁嘺' and the other from the 'Brahma-vaivarta'),
in both of which there is mention of a Brahm膩峁囜笉a Upa-
pur膩峁嘺, Mitra-mi艣ra says that the N膩radiya and Brahm膩峁囜笉a
Upapur膩峁嘺s were different from the Mah膩pur膩峁嘺s of the
same titles.58
Though, by reason of its mention in most of the com-
paratively early lists of Upapur膩峁嘺s, the Brahm膩峁囜笉a-upapu-
r膩峁嘺 seems to have been written at an early date, it is not
drawn upon by any of the Nibandha-writers. Even Mitra-
mi艣ra, who distinguishes between the two Pur膩峁噄c works
named 'Brahm膩峁囜笉a', does not appear to have seen the
'Brahm膩峁囜笉a-upapur膩峁嘺' with his own eyes. It is probable
that the Brahm膩峁囜笉a-upapur膩峁嘺 became extinct even before
the tenth century A.D.
H. P. Shastri's proposed identification of the Brahm膩峁囜笉a-
upapur膩峁嘺 with the Uttara-kh. of the Brahm膩峁囜笉a-mah膩-
pur膩峁嘺, 59 does not seem to be convincing. In Skanda-p.
V. iii (Rev膩-kh.). 1. 44a and in the Rev膩-m膩h膩tmya" the
Brahm膩峁囜笉a-mah膩pur膩峁嘺 is said to have consisted of two
parts (bh膩ga-dvaya-vibh奴峁�ita).
7. The B峁沨ad-au艣anasa-upapur膩峁嘺.
This work is not mentioned in any of the lists of Upa-
pur膩峁嘺s, nor is it drawn upon or referred to by any com-
paratively early author. Even among the late Nibandha-
writers we have not found one who betrays his knowledge
58 Viramitrodaya, Paribh膩峁Ｄ�-prak膩艣a, p. 14-
upapur膩峁�-膩ntargate n膩rad墨ya-brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁噀 bhinne.
5 Shastri, ASB Cat., V, Preface, p. ccvi.
60 Aufrecht, Bod. Cat., p. 65.