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The book forms the third and final part of the plan of studying the Mahabharata, , from a different point of view, Vol. 1 being -Myths from the Mahabharata - Quest for Immortality, Vol. 2 being -Myths from the Mahabharata - Study in Patterns and Symbols. In this volume are unearthed through myths some iti-ha-dsa records, which shed light on the facts and incidents of the hoary past, as yet shrouded in mystery. The iti-ha-dsa records through myths, such as those ...
The Encyclopaedia is a reliable basis for the knowledge of various customs and beliefs as they are found from the principal (eighteen) Puranas. Unlike other works that collected information regarding various personalities and dynasties, the present on the social perspective, information regarding persons is jotted only where there is a belief attached to such personalities. Here we have information on more than 500 subjects. The method of references followed is ...
The present book forms part of the bigger plan of studying the Mahabharata, from a different point of view, the Vol. I being Myths from the Mahabharata - quest for immortality. The various mythical accounts, concerning awkward looking tests and Supranormal Birth, collected and faithfully preserved by the tradition of the suta-s with a belief of iti-ha-asa ("This happened so' or "This was so'), are studied in this volume, taking into account the ...