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Latest articles for Purana and Itihasa (epic history), including portions (chapters) of books found in other categories. However, in order to understand Purana and Itihasa (epic history) better, and since the topics of its content are related, this page shows an overview of all relevant documents, even though the main book they are found in belongs to a differnt philosophy, sect or way of life.

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An Introduction to Purāṇas
by Kushal Kalita
Architecture (vāstu) in the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
Art in the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
Bhūvanakoṣa: Geography of Seven Continents (saptadvīpā)
by Kushal Kalita
Contents of the Matsyapurāṇa (summary)
by Kushal Kalita
Creation of Kavi (Poet) in the Kāvyamīmāṃsā
by Debabrata Barai
Crime and Punishment (daṇḍa)
by Kushal Kalita
Date of the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
Definition of Alaṃkāra (figures of speech)
by Jintu Moni Dutta
Different names of Śiva
by Kushal Kalita
Different names of Viṣṇu
by Kushal Kalita
Dynasties of Pre-Mahābhārata war (Introduction)
by Kushal Kalita
Fort (durga) architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
Genealogy of Kings and Princes in the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
Genesis of birds and animals in the Purana
by Saranya P.S
Genesis of Sāhitya-vidyā (literart criticism)
by Debabrata Barai
Geographical Aspects of the Purāṇas (Introduction)
by Kushal Kalita
Historical Aspects of the Purāṇas (Introduction)
by Kushal Kalita
Holy places mentioned in the Dvisāhasrī
by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai
Incarnations of Viṣṇu
by Kushal Kalita
Incorporation of Bhāgavad-gītā in the Dvisāhasrī
by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai
Incorporation of Mahābhārata and Purāṇas in the Dvisāhasrī
by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai
Introduction of the Yogavāsiṣṭha Theme
by Surendranath Dasgupta
Kṛṣṇa, the Legendary Character
by Kushal Kalita
Lord Dattātreya’s incarnations
by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai
Matsyapurāṇa: an introductory note
by Kushal Kalita
Measurement of Buildings
by Kushal Kalita
Pañca-lakṣaṇa (the five characteristics) and the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
Philosophical Aspects of the Purāṇas (Introduction)
by Kushal Kalita
Physical Punishment and Death Sentence
by Kushal Kalita
Places of Pilgrimage
by Kushal Kalita
Plotical Aspects in the Purāṇas (Introduction)
by Kushal Kalita
Punishment with fine
by Kushal Kalita
Qualifications of Ministers (amātya)
by Kushal Kalita
Rājadharma in the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
Rājaśekhara’s concepts of Bhāratavarṣa (undivided india)
by Debabrata Barai
Rājaśekhara’s concepts of Seven Mahādvīpas (islands)
by Debabrata Barai
Rājaśekhara’s concepts of the Universe
by Debabrata Barai
Rājaśekhara’s divisions of Geographical regions and Seasons
by Debabrata Barai
Region of Dakṣiṇāpatha (southern part)
by Debabrata Barai
Region of Madhyadeśa (central part)
by Debabrata Barai
Region of Paścāddeśa (western part)
by Debabrata Barai
Religious Aspects of the Purāṇas (Introduction)
by Kushal Kalita
Rivers and Mountains of Bhāratavarṣa
by Kushal Kalita
Śaiva Philosophy in the Vāyavīya-saṃhitā of the Śiva-mahāpurāṇa
by Surendranath Dasgupta
Śaivism: The Śiva-cult
by Kushal Kalita
Sāṃkhya philosophy in the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
Śiva as the Supreme lord
by Kushal Kalita
Source of the Mālatīmādhava
by Jintu Moni Dutta
Temple (prāsāda) architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
The Bhāgavata-purāṇa (introduction)
by Surendranath Dasgupta
The concept of Vrata
by Kushal Kalita
The king and his Council (pariṣad)
by Kushal Kalita
The Legend of Sāvitrī-Satyavāna
by Kushal Kalita
The Legend of Yayāti-Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā
by Kushal Kalita
The myth of Śiva-Pārvatī and demon Tārakāsura
by Kushal Kalita
The myth of the Fish Incarnation
by Kushal Kalita
The Myth of the Man-Lion Form of Lord Viṣṇu
by Kushal Kalita
The origin of the flora and fauna in the Puranas
by Saranya P.S
The region of Pūrvadeśa (eastern part)
by Debabrata Barai
The region of Uttarāpatha (northern part)
by Debabrata Barai
The Śaiva Philosophy in the Śiva-mahāpurāṇa
by Surendranath Dasgupta
The sixteen Mahādānas
by Kushal Kalita
The Story of Agnivesha
by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society
The Story of Atreya
by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society
The Story of Bharadvaja
by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society
The Story of Caraka
by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society
The Story of Dridhabala
by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society
The story of kāvya-puruṣa by Rājaśekhara
by Debabrata Barai
The story of Lord Dattātreya’s birth
by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai
The ten Merudānas
by Kushal Kalita
Theory of Creation
by Kushal Kalita
Tirthas on the bank of Narmadā
by Kushal Kalita
Tīrthas recommended for Śrāddhas
by Kushal Kalita
Viṣṇu as the Supreme reality
by Kushal Kalita
Vratas described in the Matsyapurāṇa (Introduction)
by Kushal Kalita
Yoga philosophy in the Matsyapurāṇa
by Kushal Kalita
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