History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.1814.8

v7.c99.1814.8

such as Matsya, Vāyu, Viṣṇu and Bhaviṣya contain much Dharmaśāstra material 815, several P. describe the eight aṅgas of Yoga 1455, several P. like Agni, Matsya and Viṣṇudharmottara are encyclopoedias and illustrate India's life, character, achievements and shortcomings 925, several P. such as Vāyu and Brahmāṇḍa give a different version of the transmission of P. 861-62, some like Bhāgavata, Kūrma, Mārkaṇḍeya, Viṣṇu espouse the Gītā doctrine of niṣkāma-karmayoga 967, some Purāṇas like Garuḍa describe nyāsas 1120; some P. like Devībhāgavata, Kālikā, Viṣṇudharmottara describe at length mudrās, 1127-28; some P. deal at length with śāntis 734-35; some P. deal with units of time 476; some P. emphasize that God is one, that no difference should be made between Śiva and Viṣṇu 1189-90, some P. like Viṣṇu and Bhāgavata are full of eulogies of the theory and practice of Bhakti and illustrative stories 971-73, some P. make Rudra declare the supremacy of Viṣṇu, denounce Śaiva siddhāntas and that Śiva promulgated non-vedic views at the request of Viṣṇu, while Agni, Bhāgavata, Matsya and Vāyu, appear to say that Viṣṇu himself deluded people 974-75; some P. held that Saptarṣi constellation was in Maghā nakṣatra when Yudhiṣṭhira was king and that they stay in one nakṣatra for a century 520n; some P transfer with slight variations Upaniṣad passages in their texts 921; some P.