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dealing with creation details of the Solar System, eclipses, geography
of the earth etc.
The G膩峁嘺patya Upapur膩峁嘺s :
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The comparatively late origin of the G膩峁嘺patya sect must have
been responsible for the fact that there is no early Pur膩峁噄c work
dealing exclusively with the praise and worship of Ga峁嘺pati. The
only two Upapur膩峁嘺s belong to this sect, they are 鈥� Mudgala Pur膩峁嘺
and Ga峁噀峁�a Pur膩峁嘺. The Madgala Pur膩峁嘺 deals with the nine
incarnations of Ga峁噀峁�a; Vakra tu峁囜笉a, Eka-danta, Mahodara,
Gaj膩nana, Lambodara etc. It speaks about the thirty two forms of
Ga峁嘺pati. The Ga峁噀峁�a Pur膩峁嘺 narrates interesting stories for the
glorification of Ga峁噀峁�a and contains important materials for the
study of the sect as well as its deity.
The non-sectarian Upapur膩峁嘺s :
The Pur膩峁噄c works of this type are the Bhavi峁�yottara and the
B峁沨addharma Pur膩峁嘺. The Bhavi峁�ya Pur膩峁嘺 is really a distinct
work and independent Upapur膩峁嘺. It deals with five characteristics
of Pur膩峁嘺 festivals donations, sociological and religious ideas.
The B峁沨addharma Pur膩峁嘺 is an interesting work. It names the
thirty six castes with their respective professions, accounts their
origin; it describes many popular rites and festivals and contains
valuable materials for the reconstruction of the social and religious
history of Bengal.