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Visnu is present in all creatures – since neither the totality of living beings, nor myself, nor the food is other than Viṣṇu – I serve all creatures with food; may this food bring them satisfaction. Elsewhere, in the same text, we read: We offer obeisance to that unborn, imperishable
Brahman which is present in our and others bodies and in everything else, there being nothing other than it anywhere. This teaching of the ethics of universal love and service..."
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992:. The actual author(s) and date of its composition are unknown and contested. Estimates of its composition range from 400 CE to 900 CE. The text was likely composed and rewritten in layers over a period of time, with roots possibly in ancient 1st-millennium BCE texts that have not survived into the modern era. The
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As they exist today, the
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a day in the life of Brahma is divided into 14 periods called manvantaras ("Manu intervals"), each of which lasts for 306,720,000 years. In every second cycle the world is recreated, and a new Manu appears to become the father of the next human race. The present age is considered to be the seventh
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is to do good to others, never abuse anyone, never engage in calumny or untruth, never covet another person's wife, never steal another's property, never bear ill-will towards anyone, never beat or slay any human being or living being. Be diligent in the service of the gods, sages and
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Purana is the longest, with 38 chapters. It is dedicated to the legend of
Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu. The book begins with the story of Krishna's birth, his childhood pranks and plays, his exploits, his purpose of ending the tyranny of the demon-tyrant king of
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and tour guides on pilgrimage, but some versions include chapters on temples and travel guides to sacred pilgrimage sites. The text is also notable as the earliest Purana to have been translated and published in 1840 CE by
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Purana describes spheres above the Earth, planets, the Sun And the Moon. Four
Chapters (2.13 to 2.16) of the second book of the text present the legends of King Bharat, who abdicates his throne to lead the life of a
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are offered prominence. The reverence and the worship of Vishnu is described in 22 chapters of the first part as the means for liberation, along with the profuse use of the synonymous names of Vishnu such as
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is vicious, cruel and filled with evilness that create suffering, yet "Kali Yuga is excellent" because one can refuse to join the evil, devote oneself to Vishnu and thus achieve salvation.
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borrowed text from it. Modern scholars such as Allan
Dahlaquist disagree, however, and state that the borrowing may have been in the other direction, from Dharmasutras into the Purana.
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and other major mountains, as well as
Bharata Varsha (Literally, the country of Bharata) along with its numerous rivers and diverse people. The seven continents are named
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The fourth book of the text, in 24 long chapters, presents royal dynasties, starting with Brahma, followed by solar and lunar dynasties, then those on earth over the
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presents cosmology, dealing with the creation, maintenance and destruction of the universe. The mythology, states Rocher, is woven with the evolutionary theories of
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Mahabharata. Similarly, the verses on rites of passage and ashramas (stages) of life are likely drawn from the
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had 23,000 verses, but the surviving manuscripts have just a third of these, about 7,000 verses. The text is composed in metric verses or
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asserted as the "current king". The text includes the legends of numerous characters such as
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The Strides of Vishnu : Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective
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Epic and Puranic Bibliography (Up to 1985) Annoted and with Indexes: Part I: A - R, Part II: S - Z, Indexes
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2491:, in several other Puranas and the Harivamsa of the
2459:, Devaka, Pandu, Kuru, Bharata, Bhisma, and others.
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3991:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 92 with footnote 1.
3459:"Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions"
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4120:Dimmitt, Cornelia; van Buitenen, J. A. B. (2012).
4029:
3961:. Acton, ACT, Australia: ANU Press (open access).
3457:
3217:The Veda and Indian Culture: An Introductory Essay
3195:
2207:and others. The chapters 1.16 through 1.20 of the
4418:Other language versions on the Internet Archive:
4378:Shri Vishnupuran published by Gitapress Gorakhpur
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2360:should engage in commerce and farming, while the
2348:Purana asserts that the Brahmin should study the
2341:(Ancestral rites) in chapters 2.13 through 2.16.
1894:depicted in above sculpture, is described in the
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2356:should maintain arms and protect the earth, the
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4126:. Temple University Press (1st Edition: 1977).
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2896:
2523:The properties of pain, ignorance and impurity,
2058:The textual tradition claims that the original
2023:Many of the extant manuscripts were written on
4257:. Albany: State University of New York Press.
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2302:The initial chapters of the third book of the
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2215:and his persecution by his demon king father
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2933:Gregory Bailey (2003). Arvind Sharma (ed.).
2790:Gregory Bailey (2003). Arvind Sharma (ed.).
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869:, a genre of ancient and medieval texts of
16:One of the eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism
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4303:. Read Country Books (reprinted in 2006).
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2658:influences. The theistic Vedanta scholar
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2495:. Scholars have long debated whether the
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2222:Vishnu is described in the first book of
1936:Rajendra Chandra Hazra (1940): 275–325 CE
3035:. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 12.
2608:The Critical Edition of the Visnupuranam
2417:
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4036:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 51–78.
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2134:Out Of Vishnu This Universe Has Arisen,
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4165:A prose translation of Vishnupuranam
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3694:
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3220:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 106.
1965:Rocher states that the "date of the
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4426:by Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna (1926),
4252:
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2610:, edited by M. M. Pathak, 2 vols.,
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2499:expanded the Krishna Legend in the
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4236:The Hindu Temple, Volume 1 & 2
3933:"Visnu-Purana, plain text version"
3873:, pp. 230–232 with footnotes.
3861:, pp. 227–229 with footnotes.
3837:, pp. 177–185 with footnotes.
1945:Roy (1968): after the 9th century.
14:
6327:
4439:Critical Edition of Vishnu Purana
4383:
4099:Collins, Charles Dillard (1988).
2451:, Nimi, Janaka, Satyavati, Puru,
1933:than it is for any other Purana".
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4441:by Vadodara: Oriental Institute
4422:(by Vishnuchitta Alwar, 1922),
4173:K P Gietz; et al. (1992).
4144:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
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3988:Megasthenes and Indian Religion
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3046:Dimmitt & van Buitenen 2012
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2707:
2519:This soul is of its own nature,
1898:. Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok
924:of the gods, sages and kings),
6179:Relations with other religions
4078:Bryant, Edwin Francis (2007).
2306:Purana presents its theory of
2043:The extant text comprises six
1:
4394:translation by McComas Taylor
3470:Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
3072:, p. 986 with note 5739.
2721:
2623:
1958:
1910:by various scholars include:
4279:. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag.
4179:. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag.
3937:gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de
3912:gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de
3392:, pp. 170–172, 196–198.
2612:Vadodara: Oriental Institute
2596:of the Sanskrit text of the
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4219:. Oxford University Press.
4200:. Oxford University Press.
4084:. Oxford University Press.
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4234:Kramrisch, Stella (1976).
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3148:Avril Ann Powell (2010).
2483:The Krishna story in the
2333:in chapter 2.8, the four
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5323:Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
4217:A Dictionary of Hinduism
4194:Ariel Glucklich (2008).
3957:Taylor, McComas (2021).
2700:
2422:The longest part of the
1902:The composition date of
21:Vishnu Puran (TV series)
5402:Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam
4238:. Motilal Banarsidass.
3088:. B. Quaritch. p.
3082:Edward Balfour (1885).
3060:, p. 38-49, 59–66.
2765:, pp. 18, 245–249.
2666:Purana to identify the
811:Timeline of Hindu texts
644:Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam
5377:Eighteen Greater Texts
4340:Wilson, H. H. (1868).
4329:Wilson, H. H. (1866).
4318:Wilson, H. H. (1865).
4215:Johnson, W.J. (2009).
3908:"Viṣṇupurāṇa (GRETIL)"
3472:. p. 691 (Manu).
3016:, pp. 41–48, 249.
2777:, pp. xxxiv–xxxv.
2641:Apasthamba Dharmasutra
2532:
2507:Sixth Amsa: Liberation
2467:The fifth book of the
2435:Fourth Amsa: Dynasties
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6130:Hindu gurus and sants
5382:Eighteen Lesser Texts
4141:Dalal, Rosen (2014).
4081:Krishna: A Sourcebook
3785:Walter Ruben (1941),
3214:Kireet Joshi (1991).
2936:The Study of Hinduism
2793:The Study of Hinduism
2544:The last book of the
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2110:(Cosmic Cycles), and
2011:Cornelia Dimmitt and
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1940:Ramachandra Dikshitar
1923:(1925): ~9th-century,
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950:is among the shorter
930:(cosmic cycles), and
873:. It is an important
624:Eighteen Lesser Texts
6120:Anti-Hindu sentiment
4373:Puranic Encyclopedia
3649:, pp. 1 48–170.
2897:Ariel Glucklich 2008
2203:, Madhava, Achyuta,
2140:He Is The Universe.
1949:Horace Hayman Wilson
1942:(1951): 700–300 BCE,
1917:(1908): 400–300 BCE,
6226:Hinduism by country
5392:Iraiyanar Akapporul
5352:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
4605:Sanat-kumara Purana
4413:English translation
4064:, pages 1–11, 18–26
3885:, pp. 242–243.
3849:, pp. 216–255.
3825:, pp. 168–255.
3773:, pp. 245–342.
3761:, pp. 317–418.
3734:, pp. 245–342.
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2822:, pp. 248–249.
2753:, pp. 245–249.
2463:Fifth Amsa: Krishna
2013:J.A.B. van Buitenen
1643:Satyabhinava Tirtha
1010:Date of composition
982:beliefs and ideas.
884:The manuscripts of
881:literature corpus.
634:Iraiyanar Akapporul
594:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
340:Related Hindu texts
3538:, pp. 80–199.
3351:, pp. ii–iii.
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2234:Second Amsa: Earth
2136:In Him Its Exists,
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1741:Related traditions
1658:Satyadhyana Tirtha
1653:Satyadharma Tirtha
1613:Raghavendra Tirtha
1563:Manavala Mamunigal
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4226:978-0-19-861025-0
4207:978-0-19-971825-2
4186:978-3-447-03028-1
4162:Dutt, MN (1896).
4133:978-1-4399-0464-0
4112:978-0-88706-773-0
4091:978-0-19-803400-1
3998:978-81-208-1323-6
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2946:978-1-57003-449-7
2803:978-1-57003-449-7
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1608:Raghuttama Tirtha
1598:Pillai Lokacharya
1593:Padmanabha Tirtha
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1436:Acintyabhedabheda
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723:Charaka Samhita
708:Vaiśeṣika Sūtra
668:
654:
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609:Kamba Ramayanam
584:Saiva Tirumurai
579:
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518:Shakta puranas
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480:
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6135:Hindu studies
6133:
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6105:Denominations
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5208:
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5198:
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5167:Sthapatyaveda
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