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vi) Gist of the Pur膩峁嘺s
Padma Pur膩峁嘺 :
Padma Pur膩峁嘺 belongs to Vai峁ａ箛ava group. This Pur膩峁嘺 consists
five Khan岣峚s: S峁涐梗峁璱, Bh奴mi, Svarga, P膩t膩la and Uttara. The Bh奴mi
Kha峁囜笉a contains the geography of the earth. The P膩t膩la Kha峁囜笉a
contains three groups of chapters composed at different times, the
first group belonging to the Ramaite sect, the second to the Vai峁ａ箛avas
and third to the Linga worshippers. And also deals with the description
of the subterranean regions, the legends of the kings of solar dynasty.
The Svarga Kha峁囜笉a contains accounts of the different regions, stories
of kings and demons and has utilized the Abhij帽膩na Sh膩kuntala and
the Raghuvamsa of K膩lid膩sa. The S峁涐梗峁璱 Kha峁囜笉a can be divided into
two parts it contains almost the chapters of Matsya and Vi峁ａ箛u
Pur膩峁嘺. The date of this pur膩峁嘺 may be between 750 to 950 A.D.
Garuda Pur膩峁嘺 :
The Garu岣峚 Pur膩峁嘺 deals with the dynasties of Kosala, K膩艣i
and Vai艣膩li. This Pur膩峁嘺 mentions B峁沨adrathas who lived in pre-
Bimbas膩ra age. It deals with the genealogies of kings in the 膧c膩ra
Khanda. This Pur膩峁嘺 follows the Vayu tradition as regards the solar
dynasty, from Vaivasvata Manu onwards and the common tradition
regarding the other dynasties. It omits several historical dynasties
which the other Pur膩峁嘺s described.
The Garu岣峚 Pur膩峁嘺 is ranked among the Vai峁ａ箛ava Pur膩峁嘺s for
it glorifies Vi峁ａ箛u by his various names and in his various forms.