Studies in the Upapuranas
by R. C. Hazra | 1958 | 320,504 words
This book studies the Upapuranas: a vast category of (often Sanskrit) literature representing significant historical, religious, and cultural insights of the ancient Indian civilization. These Upa-Purana texts provide rich information, especially on Hinduism covering theology, mythology, rituals, and dynastic genealogies....
Chapter 9.24 - The Vamana-upapurana (study)
Vamana-upapurana.鈥擨n their lists of Upapuranas the Garuda-purana, Brhaddharma-purana and the present Kurma-purana name a 'Vamana' Upapurana instead of the 'Manava' mentioned in the other lists. Narasimha Vajapeyin also mentions a 'Vamana' Upapurana (in place of the 'Manava') in his list which he derived from the 'Kurma-purana' The occurrence of the name of the 'Vamana' in place of the 'Manava' in these lists, was due either to the ignorance of the people about the real title and nature of the Upapurana which they called 'Vamana' or 'Manava,' or to the fact that the Manava-upapurana was replaced by the Vamanaupapurana, or vice versa, at an early date. But as neither 'the 'Vamana' nor the 'Manava' is drawn upon or referred to by any author, we are quite ignorant of these two works.