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The Origins of Existence,
Of the Manifest from the Unmanifest
Of the Saguna from the Nirguna
Of the Relative from the AbsoluteINTRODUCTION
The Puranas, along with the Vedas and Itihaasas form the
massive religious bedrock of the ancient Indian tradition. They go
back in time to perhaps more than five millenia. The bulk of them are said
to have been compiled from an existing ancient tradition by Vyasa whose
birth is dated
by one perceptive scholar at 3374 BC. This date of course,
needs to be read and reconciled with other details of the timing of the
Mahabharata war as described in epic composed by Vyasa. All dates of events
of those times are based upon the start of the Kaliyuga Era placed at 3101
BC. The traditional Indian calendar is based on this Era and is
maintained in the Panchanga (Almanac) publications of India to the present
day. Timings of every day Vedic rituals in Indian homes even today start with
a citation of the date and time of observance of the ritual based on this
calendar. The above date, 3101 BC is also held to mark the mortal
departure and divine ascension of Krishna.
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