The Geography of the Puranas c6.2

c6.2

Accomplished in the purport of the Purāṇas, Vyāsa compiled a Paurāṇika Saṃhitā, consisting of historical and legendary traditions, prayers and hymns and sacred chronology. He had a distinguished disciple, called Sūta Romaharṣaṇa and to him the great Muni communicated the Purāṇas. Sūta had six scholars: Sumati, Agnivarcas, Mitrāyu, Saṃsapāyana, Akritavraṇa (called Kaśyapa) and Sāvarṇi. The last three composed three fundamental Saṃhitās, and Romaharṣaṇa himself compiled a fourth called Romaharṣaṇika. The substance of these four Saṃhitās is embodied in this (Viṣṇu) Purāṇa.