Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s1.3
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s1.3
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¹ “Every Purana,” says the first authority existing in Sanskrit lore, “treats of five subjects : the creation of the universe ; its progress, and the renovation of the world ; the genealogy of gods and heroes ; chronology, according to a fabulous system ; and heroic history, containing the achievements of demi-gods and heroes. Since each purana contains a cosmogony, both mythological and heroic history, the works which bear that title may not unaptly be compared to the Grecian theogonies ” (‘Essay on the Sanskrit and Pracrit Languages,’ by H. T. Colebrooke, Esq. ; *As. Res.* vol. vii. p. 202). [On the age of the Purānas see Smith, *EHI*, 21 ff.]