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The Purana Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age: With Introduction and Notes

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	Publisher: Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi
	Author Edited By F. Eden. Pargiter
	Language: English
	Pages: 95
	Cover: HARDCOVER
	9x6 inch
	Weight 320 gm
	Edition: 2024
	ISBN: 9789362082978
	HBW939

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About the Book The book delves into the Puranas' accounts detailing the dynasties of ancient India, including Matsya, Vayu, Brahmanda, Visnu, Bhagavata, Garuda, and Bhavisya. These narratives trace genealogies up to the Pandavas-Kauravas battle, then focus on North Indian rulers post-battle, notably Pauravas, Aiksvakus, and Barhadrathas. Matsya and Bhagavata diverge by introducing later dynasties separately. Versions of Matsya, Vayu, and Brahmanda share similarities, likely from one source. Visnu and Bhagavata, though condensed, also show parallels, suggesting a common origin. Despite discrepancies, these texts offer valuable insights into ancient Indian history, likely originating in literary Prakrit, possibly in Magadha. The transmission of Vedic hymns by Brahmins paved the way for the oral tradition, with bards and minstrels contributing metrical records. Cross-verification across North India and attempts at accuracy in compiling Puranic genealogies add to the richness of historical narratives. Textual analyses hint at a compilation evolution starting in the 3rd century, possibly written in Sanskrit in Kharosthi script, preceding the Gupta era.

About the Author Frederick Eden Pargiter (1852-1927) was a British civil servant and Orientalist. He served in India from 1875 to 1906, holding various positions, including Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal and judge of the Calcutta High Court. Pargiter's notable work, "Ancient Indian Historical Tradition," proposed significant chronological datings for events like the Battle of Kurukshetra.

Introduction Accounts of the dynasties that reigned in India during the Kali age are found in the Mateya, Vayu, Brahmanda, Vişnu, Bhagavata, Garuda, and Bhavişya Puriņas. All these, except the Matsya and Bhagavata, set out the ancient genea-logies down to the time of the great battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas, and immediately afterwards deal with the dynasties that reigned in North India after that time, of which the three earliest and chief were the Pauravas who reigned at first at Hastinapura and moved in king Nicaksus' time to Kausämbi, the Aikşvākus who reigned at Ayodhyä, and the Bärbadrathas who reigned in Magadha. But the Matsya and Bhagavata break these up. The Matsya adds only these later Pauravas to the ancient Paurava line in connexion with the ancient genealogies, and intro-duces all the rest of the Kali age dynastics separately in some of its latest chapters. The Bhagavata adds the later Aiksväkus to the ancient line, and the later Pauravas and Bärbadrathas immediately after the ancient Paurava line in its ninth skandha, and deals with all the subsequent dynasties separately in its twelfth skandha.

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