[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.s1.3 # The Purana Index v1.c3.s1.3 The Purāṇa Index v1.c3.s1.3 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s1.3) I.e. that which lives from very remote times. In other words it means some very ancient account or very old narrative. It also shows that the term was in use long before the Purāṇas were reduced to writing. This may be read with another stanza in the Vāyu Purāṇa itself which runs as follows:— - [Previous: v1.c3.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s1.2) - [Next: v1.c3.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s1.4) - [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.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s1.3) · Pramāṇa