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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.4

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.4

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¹³²⁴ The Matsya (53. 18-19), Agni (272 4-5) and Nārada (I. 92 26) enumerate Vāyu among the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas, while the Viṣṇu (III. 6.19), Mārkaṇḍeya (134.8), Kūrma (I 1.13), Padma (I. 62 2.), Liṅga (I 39 61), Bhāgavata (XII. 7.23), Brahmavaivarta (III. 133 14) substitute Śaiva for Vāyu and omit Vāyu altogether from the list of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas.

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