A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2027

c5.2027

VĀYU PURĀNA. “The Purāna in which Vāyu has declared the laws of duty, in connection with the Sweta kalpa, and which comprises the Māhātmya of Rudra, is the Vāyu Purāna; it contains twenty-four thousand verses.” No MS. containing this number of verses has yet been discovered, but there are indications of the work being imperfect. The Purāna is divided into four sections, the first beginning with the creation, and the last treating of the ages to come. It is devoted to the praise of Siva, and is connected with the Siva Purāna, for when one of them is given in a list of Purānas the other is omitted.