Nilamata Purana

The Nilamata Purana (Sanskrit: नीलमत पुराण, romanizednīlamata purāṇa), also known as the Kasmira Mahatmya,[1] is an ancient text (6th to 8th century CE) from Kashmir which contains information on its history, geography, religion, and folklore.[2] It was used by Kalhana as one of sources of his history.

  1. ^ Kumar, Radha (2018). Paradise at War: A Political History of Kashmir. New Delhi: Aleph. p. 2. ISBN 9789388292122. A Mahatmya was a text that extolled the claims of particular area to a high spot in the list of sacred places.
  2. ^ Kumari, Ved (1968), The Nīlamata purāṇa, Volume 2, J. & K. Academy of Art, Culture and Languages; [sole distributors: Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi

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