Studies in the Epics and Puranas c10.4

c10.4

² Bhāgavata, XII. 7. 23ff; Brahmavaivarta, III. 133. 14ff; Kūrma, I. 1. 13ff; Liṅga, I. 36. 61ff; Mārkaṇḍeya, 137. 8ff; Padma, I. 62. 2ff; IV. III. 50ff; &c.; Varāha, 112. 74ff; Viṣṇu, III. 6. 21ff; Agni, 272. 4ff; Matsya, 53. 18; Nārada, I. 95. Majority of votes, as aptly observed by Dr. Winternitz, does not matter much in such inquiries (CR, Dec. 1924, p. 330). From the above, it appears that the majority is in favour of the Śiva. Under the circumstances it is rather surprising to find that Prof. Dikshitar states that "the majority of the Purāṇas agree that the Vāyu Purāṇa is a Mahāpurāṇa" (Some Aspects of the Vāyu Purāṇa, Madras, 1933, p. 2).