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啶�啷佮ぐ啶距ぃ啶�啷� - [pur膩峁嘺m - ] 笔鲍搁膧狈础
[Vol. XII, No. 2
in the same way as a Vedic Samhita has different established text-
traditions in the form of its S膩kh膩s, in which case particular
Vedic
艢膩kh膩s are followed, studied and adhered
to by particular Br膩h-
mana-families, so much so that the daily worship and
the religious
rites of these Br膩hma峁嘺-families are performed
according to their
own particular Sakh膩. The texts of these
Vedic S膩kh膩s have been
preserved intact and without the least change by
these Br膩hma峁嘺-
families with utmost care and sanctity. It is for
this reason that
no single Vedic text can be reconstructed out
of these various
艢膩kh膩s. The study of these Vedic 艢膩kh膩s had
remained confined
to the priestly class (Br膩hma峁嘺s) only and had
never been allowed
to be carried on by the laity. The case of the Pur膩峁嘺s
is, however
quite different. The Pur膩峁嘺s have always
been the popular
religious works, they were made accessible
to every cast and fold
of the Hindus. They are publicly recited and no such
sanctity,
therefore, was attached to their recitation as to
that of the Veda.
The whole Vedic texts had been memorised and are even
today
recited by memory in the particular Br膩hma峁嘺-families,
but not so
the Pur膩峁嘺s. Moreover, no particular text-tradition
of a Pur膩峁嘺
is adhered to in particular regions or in particular
religious sects;
for, the vulgate text of a Pur膩峁嘺 printed in Devan膩gar墨
(which has
been a universal script for writing Sanskrit texts) is
generally used
all over the country by the reciters, readers and also
by Indian and
foreign scholars.
It is, therefore, not improper to reconstruct a single critical
text of a Pur膩峁嘺 on the basis of the available manuscripts
of all its
versions. Such single critical text must be a conflated
text by its
very nature, but this defect is more than compensated
by giving
the readings and variants of all the available
versions in the critical
apparatus (in the form of the critical footnotes)
of a critical edition.
Again, no single manuscript of a Pur膩峁嘺 is found absolutely
correct and the text found in most of the
manuscripts, specially in
the Devan膩gar墨 manuscripts, is conflated.
The printed editions of
the vulgate text of the Pur膩峁嘺s, based
as they are on more than one
manuscripts, are also conflated to some
extent, some portions
agreeing sometimes with particular
manuscripts and sometimes
with others. To avoid conflation the
text of a single unconflated
manuscript need be printed, but even then
the conflation cannot be
wholly avoided, for we have to take the
help of other manuscripts