Vayu Purana
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The Vayu Purana (Hindi: वायु पुराण) is a Shaiva Purana, dedicated to Vayu (the wind), containing some 24,000 shlokas.
Alberuni (973 -1048), the noted Persian scholar, describes eighteen Puranas in his works and Vayu Purana is said to have ranked as a sacred scripture, even prior to 600 AD [1].
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[edit] Parts of Vayu Purana
It is divided into four parts (padas),
- Prakriya
- Upodghata
- Anusanga
- Upasamhara
[edit] Further reading
- Mani, Vettam. Puranic Encyclopedia. 1st English ed. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1975.
[edit] References
- ^ Indian Empire The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 2, p. 272.
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