[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) › v2.c7.s2.1169 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s2.1169 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s2.1169 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s2.1169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.1169) Dvāpara(yuga)—Its nature, worship of Hari, by service;¹ form of Hari as worshipped in,² Parāśara taught Bhāgavata to his son in this yuga;³ a Vaiśya among the yugas, a period of wars.⁴ Here Vyasa incarnates, duration of,⁵ Yajña the chief thing besides war; a combination of rajas and tamas;⁶ in the second Dvāpara Dhanvantari took birth as a man,⁷ Dharma's state of anxiety, Smṛti and Śruti quoted as authorities, but different opinions advanced. Rise of the Śakhas, and the Angas.⁸ - [Previous: v2.c7.s2.1168](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.1168) - [Next: v2.c7.s2.1170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.1170) - [Up: v2.c7.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.1169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s2.1169) · Pramāṇa