History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.1814.5

v7.c99.1814.5

by the extant Mahābhārata ın numerous places 821, m by Kautılya and Manusmrtı 819-20, m. by Kautılya and Yāj Smṛtı as one of the fourteen branches of knowledge and for japa 820; Mahābhārata quotes hundreds of verses called Anuvaṁśa and gāthās, many of which deal with Paurāṇıka matters and have a Paurānıka ring 853-54, Mahāpurāna (word) applied to the 18 P. ın Vısnu and Bhāgavata 830n; mantra ‘om namo Nārāyaṇāya’ confers all objects, frees from sins and leads to moksa, acc. to Narasimha and Vāmana 922, 971; Matsyapurāna sets out other characteristics of P. 839; Mıt prescrıbes a *smārta* mantra ın śrāddha whıch occurs ın Garuda and Skanda P. and some digests prescrıbe Vedıc and Paurānıka mantras even for brāhmaṇas in relıgıous rıtes 920, modern works and papers dealing with several questions relatıng to Purānas set out 843-845, Nāradīya Purāna describes the relatıon between Veda, Smrtı and Purānas and provides that he who calls P. as arthavādas goes to hell 927, myths and legends of Purānas on creatıon of unıverse, about eclıpses etc must ın modern tımes held as mere myths 1709-10, no Mahāpurāna composed after the 9th century A. D. but additional matter was unscrupulously added ın several Purānas, the worst example beıng that of Bhavıṣya (part III) whıch contains stories of Adam and Eve, Taimur, Akbar, Caıtanya, Nadırshah 855, not restricted to relıgıous matters or to fıve characterıstıcs but some of them deal exhaustıvely wıth rājanītı, 1000-1001; number of P.