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 1, Part 2 (1960)
144 (of 150)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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I. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THE PUR膧峁咥S
BY
ANAND SWARUP GUPTA
English Translation of the Matsya Pur膩峁嘺
(Panini Office, Allahabad, 1916).
(1) The Date of the Mah膩bh膩rata and the Matsya Pur膩峁嘺.
(from the Introduction to the Translation)
[The date has been derived from the astronomical data
given in the Matsya Pur膩峁嘺, chapter 273, 艣lokas 39-44,
An. edition]
(2) The Date of the Matsya Pur膩峁嘺-The Sacrificial
Session. (Appendix X.)
[Extracts from H. H. Wilson's articles.]
(3) An Account of the Dynasties of the Kali Age after
the War. (Appendix III.)
The account is based on chapters 271-273 of the Matsya
笔耻谤腻峁嘺.闭
Proceedings of the Fifth Oriental Conference, Vol. I.
(4) The Story of Yayati as found in the Matsya Pur膩峁嘺 and
the Mah膩bh膩rata. A Textual Comparison. (By Ganga Prasad Dixit)
[The metres and the textual differences arising out of the
metrical differences of the two versions of the Story are discussed
in detail. Metrical analysis of the trimetre stanzas of both the
versions is also given.]
