The present work aims at removing any confusion over the texts and establishing the purposive nature of the Puranic texts. It also seems to underline the dialectical nature of relationship that existed between the processes of their composition and the forces of acculturation that became activated and more visible during Gupta/post-Gupta times due to the mounting demands and pressures of an emergent socio-economic order based on agricultural expansion Dr. Vijay Nath is a Reader in Jankidevi College, Delhi University. She secured her Master's and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Delhi. Her articles focusing on socio-economic and religious history of ancient India have appeared in a number of well-known journals. Used Book in Good Condition