Matsya Purana (critical study)

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

This page relates ‘Caidya Dynasty’ 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.

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Vidarbha’s second son Kaiśika was succeeded by his son Cidi who was the founder of Caidya dynasty.[1]

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[1]:

kaiśikssya cidiḥ putrotasmāccaidyā nṛpāḥ smṛtāḥ/ Ibid.,44.38

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