History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.183

v7.c90.183

*Agnipurāṇa*—'Present Agni' (by H.) in I. H. Q. vol. XII pp. 683-691: 'Studies in genuine Āgneya alias Vahnipurāṇa' by H. in 'Our Heritage' vol. I part 2 pp. 209-245 and vol. II part 1 pp. 76-109; 'Discovery of genuine Āgneyapurāṇa' by H. in J O. I. (Baroda) vol V (1956) pp. 411-416 (shows that present Agni published by Ānan. Press is not the original Purāṇa, that this was compiled late, while the original Āgneya or Vahni is not yet printed); the Dānasāgara p 7. verse 63 speaks of an Āgneya which it has discarded apart from one which it has utilized (p. 2 verse 11). As usual with most Purāṇas, the printed Āgneya glorifies itself by saying (in chap. 272. 13 and 17) that in that Mahāpurāna Hari resides in the form of different lores and the Āgneya is a great purāṇa full of Veda and all *vidyās*.