The Skandapurana: Adhyayas 1-25, Critically ed. with Prolegomena and English Synopsis, Vol. I

Contents I. PROLEGOMENA : 1. Introduction 2. Testimonia : i. Jimutavahana ii. Apararka iii. Laksmidhara iv. Ballalasena v. Devanabhatta vi. Hemadri vii. Candesvara viii. Madhavacarya (Vidyaranya) ix. Sulapani : The Vaisnavakhanda x. Visvesvarabhatta and Vacaspatimisra : The Kasikhanda xi. Vandyaghatiya Sarvananda : Testimony from a Lexical Source xii. Principles of Purana Studies and some Preliminary Deductions xiii. Madhava : The Six Samhitas 3. Puranic Parallels : i. The Vayupurana ii. The Matsyapurana iii. The Lingapurana iv. The Brahmapurana v. The printed Skandapurana 4. The Mahabharata 5. Language and Style : i. Language ii. Style 6. The Manuscript Transmission : i. The Nepalese Recension ii. The Revakhanda Recension iii. The Ambikakhanda Recension 7. Editorial Procedure : i. The Choice for the Nepalese Recension 8. Presentation of the Text and Critical Apparatus : i. Presentation of the Text ii. The Critical Apparatus : a. The Main Register of Apparatus b. The Register of Lacunae c. The Ambikakhanda and Revakhanda Registers of Apparatus iii. Non-metrical Elements 9. The Synopsis 10. Synopsis : i. General Contents of Chapters 1 to 25 ii. Synopses of Chapters 1 to 25 11. Skandapurana : i. Symbols and Abbreviations in the Critical Apparatus : Adhyaya 1 Adhyaya 2 Adhyaya 3 Adhyaya 4 Adhyaya 5 Adhyaya 6 Adhyaya 7 Adhyaya 8 Adhyaya 9 Adhyaya 10 Adhyaya 11 Adhyaya 12 Adhyaya 13 Adhyaya 14 Adhyaya 15 Adhyaya 16 Adhyaya 17 Adhyaya 18 Adhyaya 19 Adhyaya 20 Adhyaya 21 Adhyaya 22 Adhyaya 23 Adhyaya 24 Adhyaya 25