This present volume comprises Book VII : Nagara Khanda of the Skanda Purana. The reader- comes a number of interesting legends which comprise the stories of the birth of the Linga; dialogue between Trisanku and Vasistha; coronation of Hariscandra; performance of a Satra for Trisanku; attainment of’ a boon by Visva-mitra and Svarga by Trisanku; gift of a city to Brahmanas; etc.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR G V Tagare
G.V. TAGARE, a former Member of the Maharashtra Education Service, retired as Professor of Education from the Government Secondary Training College, Kohlapur. A versatile scholar, untiring researcher and prolific author, he has written on diverse themes from Indology, linguistics and education. In addition, his published work includes translations of over half-a-dozen Mahapuranas, critical editions of Sanskrit texts, and histories (in Marathi language) of Prakrit, Pali and Assamese literatures. Dr. Tagare is also known for discovering several old, unpublished manuscripts: in both Marathi and Sanskrit.
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