[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c3.s1.1 # The Purana Index v1.c3.s1.1 The Purāṇa Index v1.c3.s1.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s1.1) The etymology of the term Purāṇa is furnished by the Vāyu Purāṇa, (verse 203, Chap I) which runs thus: - [Previous: v1.c3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.5) - [Next: v1.c3.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s1.2) - [Up: v1.c3.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s1.1) · Pramāṇa