There is nothing in them (Puranic accounts), as far as I am… - Frederick Eden Pargiter

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There is nothing in them (Puranic accounts), as far as I am aware, really inconsistent with the most ancient book we possess, namely, the Rigveda, and they throw much light thereon, and on all problems concerning ancient India.

Frederick Eden Pargiter

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Frederick Eden Pargiter (1852 - 18 February 1927) was a British civil servant and Orientalist.

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