Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c21.2

c21.2

VAMŚAS, or so-called genealogies, of the chief brahman families are given in some of the Puranas,¹ and shorter notices or portions are found in others² and in the Mahābhārata.³ These all belong to the present Vaivasvata manvantara. Besides them somewhat similar genealogies assigned to the Svāyambhuva manvantara are mentioned in some Puranas,⁴ and are mainly mythical, though they introduce the names of some rishis well known in the present age. Professedly however they do not belong to the present age and may be put aside.