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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀpnuvāna (आप्नुवान).—A son of Bhṛgu and a gotrakara; a pravara of Bhārgava gotra; Father of Aurva.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 15 and 29.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Bhṛgu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - Different Spiritual Lineages and Their Goddesses < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)