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References
- ↑ Mukherjee 1999, p. 277.
- ↑ Parmeshwaranand 2001, p. 1151.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. Orient Blackswan. pp. Page 244. ISBN 978-81-250-1453-9.
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- Mukherjee, Sujit (1999). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. New Delhi: Orient Longman Limited. ISBN 81-250-1453-5.
- Parmeshwaranand, Swami (2001). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Purāṇas. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 81-7625-226-3.
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