The Geography of the Puranas c6.11
The Geography of the Purāṇas c6.11
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Viṣṇu Purāṇa is perhaps the only work which conforms to the definition of a Purāṇa almost exactly. Its five books present in proper sequence the material essential to a Purāṇa. The first two books, as usual, deal with the creation and the description of the earth and the astronomical details. The geographical matter in this Purāṇa is rather succinct and condensed and omits the details found in the other Purāṇas.