Narasimha Purana

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Narasimha Purana (

Sanskrit: नरसिंह पुराण; Narasiṁha Purāṇa) is one of the Upapuranas. R.C. Hazra in his Studies in the Upapuranas[1] came to the conclusion that the original text was written in the later part of the 5th century, though several portions of it were added much later. This work was translated into Telugu
about 1300.

Content

The recension presented by the printed editions of the text has 68 chapters. The 8th chapter of the text is one of the three versions of the Yama Gītā (other two versions are the

Buddha, son of Shuddhoana and the latter with Kshemaka, grandson of Udayana. Chapters 57-61 of this work is also found as an independent work, the Harita Samhita or Laghuharita Smriti.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hazra (1958), pp. 242–243.
  2. ^ Hazra (2003), p. 278.

Bibliography

  • Hazra, R.C. (1958). Studies in the Upapuranas. Calcutta Sanskrit College Research Series 2. Vol. 1. Calcutta: Sanskrit College.
  • Hazra, R.C. (2003) [1962]. "The Upapuranas". In Radhakrishnan, S. (ed.). The Cultural Heritage of India. Vol. 2. Kolkata: The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. .

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