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 8, Part 2 (1966)
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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F 422 पुराणम� - [purāṇam - ] ʱĀ
[Vol. VIII, No. 2
and the literature of 'Greater India'. The verse in CRCa II
follows the GP text (and not the GPy text) which is different in
The same text is also found in the Hitopadeśa and Ghaṭakara-
para's Nītisāra, but not in the Mahābhārata.
c of CRCa II has a different wording from that found in GP and
Cr; the change is not a happy one.
Verse 40. The verse occurs also in the CR version, the
Mahābhārata, and the Pañcatantra (but in the Tantrākhyāyikā
version only). The verse in CRCa 11 follows the GP and the
Mahābhārata texts.
abd of CRCa II have some deviations from the GP text.
The
d of CRCa II has some minor changes from GP, Cr and MBh.
Verse 41. The verse occurs also in the CR version.
CRCa II verse follows the GPy text and not the GP text which in
ed has some minor variants. Cr (including CRT) has a minor
variant in c.
acd of CRCa II have some deviations from the GP text which are
due to the sloppiness of the scribe. a has only seven aksara-s.
text.
Verse 42. The verse occurs only in GP and in the CRCa II
The CRCa II verse follows rather the GPy text than the
GP text which in ad has some unimportant variants.
b of CRCa II has a small unimportant variant from GP which,
are acceptable.
acd of CRCa II have some deviations from the GP text which are
due to the sloppiness of the scribe.
Verse 43. The verse occurs also in the CR version. The
verse in CRCa II follows the GP text (GP in c and GPy in ad)
and not the Cr text which in d is different; it follows, however,
Cr in a.
b of CRCa II has some deviations from the GP text which are
due to the sloppiness of the scribe.
d follows GPy with the first two words transferred. The text of
CRCa II suits better the style of the preceding verses.
