The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c14.s8.t6.3

c14.s8.t6.3

In the very first chapter this *Śivā-bhārata* is described as a *purāṇamiva nūtanam*, i.e., something like a new *Purāṇa*. It is said to be known in all the words. The messages of *dharmaśāstra* and *arthaśāstra* are likewise referred to as inspiring the contents of this epic (I. 18).