MacAuley's criticism of PurANic oceans

[Alf Hiltebeitel]

Try T. B. Macaulay. LORD MACAULAY's LEGISLATIVE MINUTES. Eelected by C. D.
Dharkar. Bombay: Indian Branch, Oxford universit Press. 1875

or

Lady Trevelyan, ed. The Works of Lord Macaulay. London: Longmans, 1875.

On Sat, 24 Jan 1998, Chris Beetle wrote:

> At 02:15 PM 1/6/98 +0500, you wrote:
> >At 11:42 05/01/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >>I have heard that MacAuley makes some critical remarks about the various
> >>oceans of ghee, liquor, etc. described in the PurANas.  Do you know in what
> >>publication he makes such statements?
> >>
> >The reference occurs in Thomas Babington Macaulay's famous Minute on English
> >Education in India dated 2nd February 1835. You will find the Minute in the
> >collected works of Macaulay.
>
> I have looked in vain through four different collections of Macaulay's works
> for this 'famous' Minute on education, and I am wondering if any of you have
> an exact reference for this.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Chris Beetle
>