Studies in the Epics and Puranas c8.90

c8.90

Finally we come to the Purāṇas. Notwithstanding the research of nearly a century and a quarter, no substantial results in the domain of Purāṇic studies have so far been reached, nor tangible conclusions arrived at. No doubt fresh vigour is brought to bear on Purāṇic studies by the researches of Prof. V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar of the University of Madras (who, unfortunately, passed away recently) and of Dr. R. C. Hazra of the Dacca University who has now settled in Calcutta, which have thrown valuable light on many a dark corner in the Purāṇas and have helped in the solution of some difficult problems connected with the Purāṇas.⁴⁷ Many misconceptions about the nature and contents of the Purāṇas still exist among the educated and cultured people of the present day, but it is beyond the scope of this paper to refer to or to refute them.