Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c8.106

c8.106

These divergencies and also the fact that the Puranas sometimes contain statements that differ from those in brahmanic literature show that the Puranic stream of tradition flowed independently of the Vedic stream. The former sometimes incorporated brahmanical doctrines and tales, and Vedic literature sometimes borrowed from Puranic and Itihāsic sources.² The divergence however is substantial and shows that the Puranic brahmans must have received the different account when they took over the Puranas, and that they preserved it, notwithstanding the disagreements, as being genuine tradition.