Essay name: Purana Bulletin
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Affiliation: University of Kerala / Faculty of Oriental Studies
The "Purana Bulletin" is an academic journal published in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. They represent Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit and cover a wide range of subjects.
Purana, Volume 8, Part 2 (1966)
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぎ啷� - [pur膩峁嘺m - ] 笔鲍搁膧狈础
Pur膩峁嘺s, lika the Vayu, Brahma峁囜笉a etc. In
number of topics was increased considerably
[Vol. VIII, No. 2
course of time the
from five to ten and
from ten to hundred or more as found in the (Ch. 53 and 290)
(II. 10. 1-6) and the affar (XI. 31-56). According
to the N膩rada P. (Ch. 92-109) this list includes several hundred
topics for all the eighteen Pur膩峁嘺s.
ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENT VAYU PUR膧峁咥:
It is necessary to examine closely the contents of the
present Vayu Pur膩峁嘺 to recover the Mula Samhita of about 4000
艣lokas. We may proceed by eliminating such chapters as appear
on the surface to bear the stamp of a later date or subsequent
redaction, which are as follows:-
Chapter
1.
INTERPOLATIONS
PRAKRIYA PADA
Subject
Anukrama峁噄k膩 (a long ch. of 205
艣lokas giving the contents of the
笔耻谤腻峁嘺).
ANUSHANGA P脛DA
Chatur膩艣rama vibh膩ga
笔腻艣耻辫补迟补测辞驳补
8.
11.
12.
Yogopasarga
13.
驰辞驳补颈艣惫补谤测补
14-15.
笔腻艣耻辫补迟补测辞驳补
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
23.
24.
25.
26.
艢补耻肠丑腻肠丑腻谤补
笔补谤补尘腻艣谤补尘补惫颈诲丑颈
Yati Pr膩ya艣chitta
Arishtanirupana
翱尘办补谤补辫谤腻辫迟颈濒补办蝉丑补峁嘺
Mahe艣var膩vat膩ra yoga
艢arvastava (Sivastotra by Vishn峁噓)
Madhukaitabh-otpatti
厂惫补谤辞迟辫补迟迟颈岣�
