History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.1814.7

v7.c99.1814.7

1015, 1050, 1115 and 1500 from the birth of Parīkṣit to the crowning of Nanda, which Pargiter discards 845-46, proclaim often that saṃsāra is full of misery and is impermanent 1555, put emphasis on profuse expense in srāddhas and inveigh against stinginess 931, quote anuvamśa ślokas or gāthās about such ancient kings as Kārtavīrya, Sumitra and Kṣemaka, last scions of Aila and Aikṣvāka dynasties, but none about later dynasties of Śuṅgas or Āndhras 851, reading of or listening to recitation of P believed to remove sins 915-16, reasons why many conclusions drawn from the current printed editions and mss. of Purāṇas must be held to be merely tentative 837-38, reasons why extant Purāṇas do not narrate traditions about Gupta dynasty and those that succeeded it 856; references to pages of the four vol. of H. of Dh. on dāna, śrāddha, tīrtha and vrata 998-999; said to be the heart of . dharma, while Veda and Smṛti are eyes 924; sectarian bigotry of some Purāṇas exemplified 976-977; seven P. contain historical material viz. ancient dynasties up to Bhārata war and from Bhārata war to the downfall of Āndhras and the rise of Guptas, such as Vāyu, Viṣṇu, Brahmāṇḍa, Bhāgavata 842, several among the extant P. were composed or completed in the period from the 5th to the 9th century A D., 854-55; several P contain a much smaller number of ślokas than are assigned to them by authorities as in the case of Viṣṇupurāṇa and Kūrma 832-33; several P.