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The Purana Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age c3: List of Authorities

The Purāṇa Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age c3

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*Editions and Manuscripts collated.*

Bhāgavata Purāṇa

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*BBh.* The edition published in part by Burnouf and continued afterwards. Skandha ix is in Skt, but sk xii only in translation. It differs very little from *GBh.* *GBh.* The edition published by the Ganpat Krishṇajī Press, Bombay, 1889. Has a commentary, and some variant readings rarely.

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MSS in the Bodleian Library.

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*aBh.* Wilson 22; Auf. Cat. no. 86. Dated 1711. In Bengali characters; fairly well written; contains sk x–xii only. *bBh.* Wilson 121–3; Auf. Cat. nos. 79–81. Dated 1813–6. Sk xii contains only the last portion, the Evils of the Kali Age, &c. *cBh.* Mill 133–6; Auf. Cat. nos. 82–5. Dated 1823. Writing moderately good; many clerical errors. *dBh.* Fraser 2; Auf. Cat. nos. 809–10. Does not contain sk ix; sk xii is dated 1407. Genly accurate. A very valuable MS; it contains alterations by another and aptly later hand, which are not always sound. *eBh.* Walker 215–6; Auf. Cat. nos. 811–2. Dated 1794. Is close to *GBh* and fairly correct; writing poor. *fBh.* Skt MS c. 54; W and K. Cat. no. 1180. Dated 1642. A very valuable MS in Śāradā script. Writing good and almost free from mistakes.

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MSS in the India Office Library.

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*gBh.* No. 3206, E 3461. Date about 1650. Fairly good. *hBh.* Nos. 2759–60, E 3463–4. Dated 1762–3. Contains sk v–xii; writing poor but fairly correct, except for many small clerical errors. *jBh.* No. 976, E 3466. Modern. Contains sk viii–xii; well written and fairly correct. *kBh.* Nos. 654 and 656, E 3470 and 3472. Modern. Carelessly written. *lBh.* Nos. 1838–9, E 3474–5. Modern. Well written, with few clerical errors; is close to *GBh.* *mBh.* Nos. 2502 and 2506, E 3189 and 3493. Dated 1779–81. Fairly good.

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nBh. Nos. 2756-7, E 3495-6. Dated 1780-1. Fairly well written, with few clerical errors. pBh. Nos. 2437 and 2439, E 3503 and 3505. Date, 18th cent. Fairly good. qBh. Jones MS; W 3a, T 32. Date, beginning of 17th cent. Fairly good. rBh. Jones MS; W 3b, T 33. Date, end of 18th cent. In Bengali characters; fairly good. sBh. Jones MS; W 3c, T 34. Date, 18th cent. Written on palm leaves; fairly good: does not contain sk ix. tBh. Tagore MS; no. 106; Auf. list no. 14. Date, about 1780. In Bengali characters on palm leaves.

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There are two other MSS in the Bodleian—one, Wilson 117; Auf. Cat. no. 87, which contains sk x and not xii as stated in the Cat., and so has nothing about these dynasties: the other, Mill 145; Auf. Cat. no. 88, written on an extremely long narrow roll. There are also two similar MSS in the British Museum, Add. 16624 and 26419. These three are mere bijou MSS, written in minute characters and decorated with coloured pictures and designs.

Bhaviṣya Purāṇa

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Edition published by the Śrī-Veṅkaṭeśvara Press, Bombay. The Pratisarga-parvan deals with the dynasties of the Kali age, but the account is not genuine, see Introdn. §§ 6, 9, 28, and ZDMG, lvii, 276.

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I have examined the following MSS, but none of them contain anything about these dynasties:—

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in the India Office Library, two, no. 1314, E 3447, and no. 1429, E 3448;

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in the Bodleian Library, three, Auf. Cat. nos. 75 (Wilson 103), 76 (Wilson 126), and 77 (Wilson 124);

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in the Royal Asiatic Society, MS Tod 2;

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in the Nepal State Library, one MS sent to Oxford with other selected MSS.

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I have also made inquiries about MSS elsewhere, but have not found any in which this dynastic matter can be deemed genuine. The Sanskrit College, Calcutta, has a MS, no. 106, from which two extracts were sent me; it describes the founding of Calcutta. Queen's College, Benares, has a MS but it does not contain this dynastic matter, as Prof. Venis informs me. He sent me an extract from a MS belonging to the College Librarian, Paṇḍit Vindhyeśvarīprasād Dvivedī, but it deals with later events and especially with the Mohammedans.

Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa

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Bd. The edition published by the Śrī-Veṅkaṭeśvara Press, Bombay. It professes to be based on several MSS, yet gives variant readings only rarely, and leaves on my mind the impression that it has been silently emended at times; cf. p. 25, note 24; p. 26, note 42; p. 34, note 5; p. 51, note 19.

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• I have also examined the following MSS, but they contain nothing about these dynasties:— in the *India Office Library*, two, Burnell MS no. 458, and Tagore MS no. 10 (Auf. list, no. 11); in the *Bodleian Library*, three, Auf. Cat. nos. 72 (Mill 51), 73 (Wilson 105), and 74 (Walker 130).

Garuḍa Purāṇa

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*C*Gr. The edition published by Jīvānanda Vidyāsāgar, Calcutta, 1890. It contains no notes of variant readings.

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MSS in the India Office Library.

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*a*Gr. No. 1199 c, E 3353. Dated 1727? Far from correct. Account begins, fol. 114ᵃ, l. 1. *b*Gr. No. 2560, E 3355. Modern. Very incorrect. Account begins, fol. 103ᵃ. *c*Gr. No. 1199 a, E 3354. Dated 1800. Badly written. Account begins, fol. 127ᵃ, l. 2.

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The *Bodleian Library* has one, Skt MS c. 50; but it contains nothing about these dynasties.

Matsya Purāṇa

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*A*Mt. The Ānandāśrama (Poona) edition, 1907. It is based on 6 copies, the Veṅkaṭeśvara (Bombay) edition (marked क and cited here as *V*Mt), the Gondhaḷekar (Poona) edition (marked ख and cited here as *G*Mt), and 4 MSS marked ग, घ, ङ and च, and cited here as *a*¹, *a*², *a*³, and *a*⁴ respectively. *C*Mt. The Calcutta edition by Jīvānanda Vidyāsāgar, 1876. *G*Mt. The Gondhaḷekar edition; see *A*Mt. *V*Mt. The Veṅkaṭeśvara edition; see *A*Mt. *a*Mt. See *A*Mt.

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MSS in the Bodleian Library.

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*b*Mt. Wilson 21; Auf. Cat. no. 95. Dated 1729. Well written, fairly free from clerical mistakes, but errs widely in names and has corrupt readings, especially near the end. Has marginal notes of different readings by one or two other hands; these form no part of the text and are not noticed here. Where it varies from the general Mt text, it often agrees with the Vā and Bḍ. *c*Mt. Fraser 1; Auf. Cat. nos. 813-4. Date, 17th cent. apptly. Fairly well written and genly correct. Where it varies from *A*Mt it agrees often with *A*Vā. Paurava kings, vol. i, fol. 113ᵃ, verse 55; the rest, vol. ii, fol. 575ᵇ, l. 1.

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MSS in the India Office Library.

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*d*Mt. No. 1918, E 3548. Dated 1525. Good, but with not a few inaccuracies. Where it differs from *A*Mt, it agrees often with *A*Vā. Paurava kings, fol. 63ᵃ, l. 8; other dynasties, fol. 307ᵃ, l. 2.

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*e*Mt. No. 2032, E 3549. Dated 1767. Writing poor and full of clerical mistakes; agrees genly with *c*Mt and sometimes corruptly. Paurava kings, fol. 67b, l. 13; other dynasties, fol. 321b, l. 8.

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*f*Mt. No. 1080, E 3550. Dated 1795. Fairly well written; many small clerical mistakes (as *s* for *ś* often) and a very few corrections. Paurava kings, fol. 62a, l. 13; other dynasties, fol. 327b, last line.

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*g*Mt. Nos. 406-7, E 3551-2. Modern. Much like *f*Mt. Paurava kings, vol. i, fol. 79a; other dynasties, vol. ii, fol. 437b.

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*h*Mt. No. 2831, E 3553. Modern. Contains only the first part of the Mt. Fairly well written; some special readings. Only Paurava kings, fol. 166b, l. 9.

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*j*Mt. No. 3347, Jackson Collection. Modern. Fairly well written; aptly copied carefully from a damaged MS and so has small blanks; many small errors. Valuable as it has several special readings, which are aptly ancient. Paurava kings, fol. 62b, l. 6; other dynasties, fol. 330a, l. 9.

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*MSS in the Dekhan College, Poona (collated for me by a pandit through the kindness of the Professor of Sanskrit at the College).*

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*k*Mt. Skt MS no. 28 of 1871-2. Much like *c*Mt.

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*l*Mt. Skt MS no. 161 of 1887-91.

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*m*Mt. Skt MS no. 340 of Viśrama (first collection).

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*MSS in the British Museum.*

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*n*Mt. Add. 14348. Date, 18th cent. Fairly well written; fairly accurate, though with some carelessness; resembles *c*Mt. Paurava kings, fol. 98b; other dynasties, fol. 508a.

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*p*Mt. Add. 26414. Date, 18th cent. Fairly well written and genly correct; closely like *A*Mt. Contains only the Preface and Pauravas; begins fol. 42b.

Vāyu Purāṇa

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*A*Vā. The Ānandāśrama (Poona) edition, 1905. It is based on five copies, the Calcutta edition (marked क; see *C*Vā below), and 4 MSS marked ख, ग, घ, and ङ and cited here as *a*1, *a*2, *a*3, and *a*4 respectively.

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*C*Vā. The Bibliotheca Indica edition, Calcutta. It is based on 6 MSS, but only rarely notes variant readings.

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*a*Vā. See *A*Vā.

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*MSS in the Bodleian Library.*

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*b*Vā. Wilson 120; Auf. Cat. no. 104. Date, early 19th cent. Fairly well written, but with a good many mistakes and not a few repetitions. Account begins, fol. 237a, l. 4.

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*c*Vā. Wilson 355; Auf. Cat. no. 103. Date 15th cent. Unfortunately contains nothing about these dynasties.

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*MSS in the India Office Library.*

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*d*Vā. Jones MS; W 6a, T 37. Date, end of 18th cent. Valuable, because aptly copied from one MS and corrected by another; yet not accurate. Account begins, vol. ii, fol. 386a, l. 9.

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* e*Vā*. Jones MS; W 6*b*, T 38. Not dated. Writing fairly good, but diction rather illiterate. Very valuable, because it has readings different from the printed editions, and some verses not contained therein; and where it differs therefrom, it often agrees with the Mt (see Introdn. § 22). Unfortunately it has a lacuna at the beginning. Account begins, fol. 198*a*, l. 11.

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* f*Vā*. No. 1869, E 3587. Date, about 1600. Fairly well written, but many small errors. It has a large lacuna at the beginning, and commences in fol. 358*b*, l. 5 with l. 23 of the Aikṣvākus.

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* g*Vā*. No. 2103, E 3589. Dated 1483. Fairly well written. Account begins, fol. 311*b*, l. 10.

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* h*Vā*. No. 1310, E 3590. Modern. Full of mistakes, especially at the beginning; agrees closely with *b*Vā even in the errors.

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* j*Vā*. No. 264, E 3591. Date, about 1800. Badly written, full of mistakes and gaps; has a lacuna at the beginning and commences only with l. 23 of the Aikṣvākus in fol. 347*a*, l. 7.

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*MSS in the Dekhan College, Poona* (collated for me by a pandit through the kindness of the Professor of Sanskrit at the College).

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* *b*Vā*. Skt MS no. 8 of 1874-5. Has lost all the account after l. 17 on p. 48.
* *l*Vā*. Skt MS no. 110 of 1881-2.

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*MSS in the Royal Asiatic Society.*

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* *m*Vā*. Tod 14. Writing poor, with many small mistakes; much like *f*Vā.

Viṣṇu Purāṇa

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*C*Vṣ. The edition by Jīvānanda Vidyāsāgar, Calcutta, 1882. Has a commentary, but no notes of variant readings.

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*MSS in the Bodleian Library.*

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* *a*Vṣ. Wilson 26; Auf. Cat. no. 112. Date, 18th cent. Beautifully written in Bengali characters. Account begins, fol. 102*a*.

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* *b*Vṣ. Wilson 108; Auf. Cat. no. 109. Dated 1703. Fairly well written and fairly correct. Much like *a*Vṣ.

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* *c*Vṣ. Wilson 107; Auf. Cat. no. 110. Dated 1740. Writing good but careless: close to *C*Vṣ.

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* *d*Vṣ. Wilson 130; Auf. Cat. no. 111. Date, late 18th cent. Well written and fairly correct: close to *C*Vṣ.

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*MSS in the India Office Library.*

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∗ *e*Vṣ. No. 420, E 3606. Dated 1770. Writing poor, with not a few mistakes.
* *f*Vṣ. No. 1380, E 3607. Modern. Fairly good.
* *g*Vṣ. No. 1695, E 3608. Modern. Well written and accurate.
* *h*Vṣ. Burnell MS no.

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³⁷⁴ Fairly well written, with some variant readings.

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MSS in the Indian Institute, Oxford.

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*j*Vṣ. Malan MS; cat. no. 122. Date, 18th cent. Writing poor, with many small blunders and omissions, some of which have been corrected by a later hand in Bengali writing.

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*k*Vṣ. Cat. no. 121. Dated 1736 (?). Fairly well written and genly correct, but has strange mistakes at times, probably through defects of the MS copied: contains several interesting readings.

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MS in the Royal Asiatic Society.

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*l*Vṣ. Whish MS no. 33. From South India; written on palm leaves in modern Grantha. Well and carefully written, but often shortens the connecting phrases in the first half, and omits the Bārhadrathas: agrees often with *h*Vṣ. A valuable MS, which checks the readings of North Indian MSS. Account begins, fol. 166ᵃ, l. 7.

Abbreviations

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* (prefixed) denotes a hypothetical word. † (prefixed) denotes a corrupt reading. apptly = apparently. crp = corrupt, corruptly. genly = generally.

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MBh = Mahābhārata. Pkt = Prakrit. prob = probable, probably. Skt = Sanskrit. syll = syllable.

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