The Geography of the Puranas c6.80
The Geography of the Purāṇas c6.80
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(5) The Master relates the story of the Syamantaka gem (mentioned in Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Bk. IV, Ch. 13 as well as in the Bhāgavata, Vāyu, Matsya and Brahma Purāṇas and Harivaṃśa, etc.), which is very interesting as it presents a curious and no doubt a faithful picture of ancient manners, in the self-government of a kindred clan, in the acts of personal violence which are committed, in the feuds which ensue, in the public gatherings that are held, and the part that is taken by the elders and by women in all community work or activities.