The Geography of the Puranas c6.61

c6.61

It contains a brief account of the creation, but a greater part of it is occupied with the descriptions of vratas or religious observances, of holy days, of sacred places dedicated to the Sun, etc. It also contains treatises on astrology, palmistry and precious stones and medicine (*Preta Kalpa*). The Purāṇa exhibits considerable freedom in its geographical section and, along with the Vāmana Purāṇa, adds further details to those contained in the Mārkaṇḍeya, the Vāyu and the Matsya. This appears to be one of the latest Purāṇas in point of time.