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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1864 Excerpt: ... the subjects of the Purana were communicated by Vishnu, in the form of a fish, to Manu. The Purana, after the usual prologue of Suta and the Rishis, opens with the account of the Matsya or 'fish' Avatara of Vishnu, in which he preserves a king, named Manu, with the seeds of all things, in an ark, from the waters of that inundation which, in the season of a Pralaya, overspreads the world. This story is told in the Mahabharata, with reference to the Matsya as its authority; from which it might be inferred, that the Purana was prior to the poem. This, of course, is consistent with the tradition that the Puranas were first composed by Vyasa. But there can be no doubt that the greater part of the Mahabharata is much older than any extant Purana. The present instance is, itself, a proof; for the primitive simplicity with which the story of the fish Avatara is told in the Mahabharata, is of a much more antique complexion than the mysticism and extravagance of the actual Matsy aPurana. In the former, Manu collects the seeds of existing things in the ark; it is not said how: in the latter, he brings them all together by the power of Yoga. In the latter, the great serpents come to the king, to serve as cords wherewith to fasten thearkto the horn of the fish: in theformer, a cable made of ropes is more intelligibly employed for the purpose. Whilst the ark floats, fastened to the fish, Manu enters into conversation with him; and his questions and the replies of Vishnu form the main substance of the compilation. The first subject is the creation, which is that of Brahma and the patriarchs. Some of the details are the usual ones; others are peculiar, especially those relating to the Pitris or progenitors. The regal dynasties are next described; and then follow chapters O... Paperback, Label: General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-02-07, Studio: General Books LLC.

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