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Matsyapurana 53.65

Matsyapurāṇa 53.65

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Sanskrit

53.65

pañcāṅgāni purāṇeṣu ākhyānakamiti smṛtam
sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca
vaṃśyānucaritaṃ caiva purāṇaṃ pañcalakṣaṇam //

The following are the five characteristics of the Purâṇas:—They describe (1) the creation of the universe, (2) its genealogy and dissolution, (3) the dynasties, (4) the Manvantaras, (5) the dynastic chronicles.—64.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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