Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c7.156

c7.156

¹ e.g. Brahmā speaks of geography, the sun, &c., Br 27-40; about tīrthas and the māhātmya of Gautamī Gaṅgā (the Godāvarī), id., 41-177. Most of the Mat and Var is declared by Viṣṇu himself as the Fish or the Boar. Śiva is often introduced as giving instruction to Pārvatī.