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Dr. Raghavan has discussed some literary theories in the
Agni Purana in his work '枚rng膩ra Prakasa'. There are also
some articles and research papers. However, beyond the
French Work "Texts Des Purana Sur La Theorie Musicals, Vol. I"
compiled by Alain Danielou and N.R. Bhatta, no scholar
appears to have made a special study of the fine arts dealt
with in all the Puranas. And the above mentioned work also
is related to Music only. Hence this humble attempt by me.
I have classified the information about the fine arts
culled from various Puranas and have allotted separate
chapters to them. I have dealt with broad issues only. Detailed
literal study is neither contemplated by me nor is it
necessary for my objective.
Ancient Indian texts on this subject have specially
dealt with certain specific topics relating to the above fine
arts. I have collected information on the said topics as
contained in all the Puranas. My main concern in this work
is the study of arts as discussed by the Puranas, and to
understand this discussion properly I have only referred to
other authorities. I have taken up each topic as presented
in one or more Puranas. Only in the chapter on Music I have
detailed my study of the Puranas separately. I have
classified the information regarding various fine arts in such
a manner as to give a comprehensive idea about that particular
art. My object in doing so is to give a fair picture of the
various points of view adopted by ancient sages in their study