A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Matsyapurana
This page describes Matsyapurana which is located on page 310 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Matsyapurana” according to 51 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana [by Chaitali Kadia]
Vasudeva Saran Agarwal in his book (Matsya Purana ; A Study of Vasudeva S....
Read full contents: The concept of Saptadvipa (seven islands)
The Matsya Purana (critical study) [by Kushal Kalita]
Vasudeva S.Agrawala s, ‘The Metrical Analysis of the Matsya Purana , Purana, Volume III, No. 1, January, 1961 vi. D. R. Mankad s, ‘The Matsya Purana and The Ramayana , Purana, Volume VIII, No. 1...
Read full contents: Part 7 - Review of literature
The Vishnu Purana [by Horace Hayman Wilson]
The Matsya Purana. 16. Matsya Purana. “That in which, for the sake of promulgating the Vedas, Vishnu, in the beginning of a Kalpa, related to Manu the story of Narasinha and the events of seven Kalpas, that, O sages, know to be the Matsya Purana, containing twenty thousand stanzas.” We might, it is to be supposed, admit the description which the Matsya gives of itself to be correct, and yet as regards the number of verses there seems to be a mistatement....
Read full contents: 16. The Matsya Purana
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