THE following pages, from the pen of Professor Wilson whose name India will never forget, form the introduction to his translation of the Vishnu Purana. They are so well written, with a complete and excellent synopsis of all the Puranas that a re-print of them with occasional changes, we are sure, will serve the purpose of this treatise The literature, passing by the name of Puranas, is so very voluminous that it is not possible for one man to go through them during his life time. This sketch how-ever will give them an idea of what all the Puranas contain-their nature and the probable date of composition. As it is not possible to ascertain accurately the date of various compositiors we have not entered into details on this subject and have contented our-selves with merely placing before our readers the view of the learned author.
The sketch, as it is, is quiet sufficient for a general reader to have an idea of the contents of the Puranas; those who wish to learn more, should either resort to the original works or their translations.
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