The Matsya Purana (critical study)

by Kushal Kalita | 2018 | 74,766 words | ISBN-13: 9788171103058

Hinduism Purana

This page relates ‘Historical aspects in the Matsyapurana’ of the English study on the Matsya-purana: a Sanskrit text preserving ancient Indian traditions and legends written in over 14,000 metrical verses. In this study, the background and content of the Matsyapurana is outlined against the cultural history of ancient India in terms of religion, politics, geography and architectural aspects. It shows how the encyclopedic character causes the text to deal with almost all the aspects of human civilization.

Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa

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Historical Aspects of the Purāṇas (Introduction)

Part 1 - Myths and Legends (Introduction)

Part 1a - The myth of the Fish Incarnation

Part 1b - The Legend of Yayāti-Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā

Part 1c - The myth of Śiva-Pārvatī and demon Tārakāsura

Part 1d-e - Kṛṣṇa, the Legendary Character

Part 1f - The Myth of the Man-Lion Form of Lord Viṣṇu

Part 1g - The Legend of Sāvitrī-Satyavāna

Part 2 - Genealogy of Kings and Princes in the Matsyapurāṇa

Part 2.1 - Dynasties of Pre-Mahābhārata war (Introduction)

Part 2.1a - The Solar Dynasty

Part 2.1b - The Ānarta Dynasty

Part 2.1c - The Lunar Dynasty

Part 2.1d - The Yādava Dynasty

Part 2.1e - The Kukura Dynasty

Part 2.1f - The Haihaya Dynasty

Part 2.1g - The Caidya Dynasty

Part 2.1h - The Andhaka Dynasty

Part 2.1i - The Vṛṣṇi Dynasty

Part 2.1j - The Turvasu Dynasty

Part 2.1k - The Druhya Dynasty

Part 2.1l - The Anva Dynasty

Part 2.1m - The Paurava Dynasty

Part 2.1n - The Pāñcāla Dynasty

Part 2.1o - The Kaurava Dynasty

Part 2.2 - Dynasties of Post-Mahābhārata war (Introduction)

Part 2.2a - The Magadha Dynasty

Part 2.2b - The Paurava Dynasty

Part 2.2c - The Kośala Dynasty

Part 2.2d - The Maurya Dynasty

Part 2.2e - The Śuṅga Dynasty

Part 2.2f - The Kanva or Kanvāyana Dynasty

Part 2.2g - The Andhra Dynasty

Last Updated: 29 June, 2021

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