The Geography of the Puranas c6.55

The Geography of the Purāṇas c6.55

Language: English

c6.55

After the usual dialogue between Sūta and the Ṛṣis this Purāṇa opens with an account of the Matsya or the ‘Fish Avatāra’ of Viṣṇu in which he preserves a king named Manu as well as the seeds of all things in an arc from the waters of that inundation which in the season of a *Pralaya* overspreads the world. The contents of this Purāṇa have many words and much material found also in works like the Mahābhārata, the Viṣṇu Purāṇa and the Padma Purāṇa.

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Linked texts (3)

Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit