Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c8.24

c8.24

As collective terms Itihāsa and Purāṇa are often mentioned as distinct,³ and yet are sometimes treated as much the same; thus the Vāyu calls itself both a Purana and an Itihāsa,⁴ and so also the Brahmāṇḍa.⁵ The Brahma calls itself a Purana and an Ākhyāna.⁶ The Mahābhārata calls itself by all these terms.⁷