Puranas

“Dr. Manilal: The Puranas can't be believed! Plenty of unreasonable stories!

Sri Aurobindo: Why not? What about the Upanishads? There are also such stories.

Then the Puranas are true?

Except for the stories which are meant only to illustrate truths.”

“The Vishnu Purana is the only Purana I have carefully read through. I wonder how it has escaped general notice that it is also magnificent poetry.
         There are also some very humorous passages. In one a disciple asks his Guru whether the king is on the elephant or the elephant on the king.

Purani: The king must be a Ramamurti if the elephant were to be on him.

The Guru jumps upon the shoulders of the disciple and asks, “Am I on you or you on me?” (Laughter)

Satyendra: The description of Jadabharata is also fine. Was there such a person as Jadabharata?

I don't know. But he sounds very real in the Purana.”

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