The Visnu Purana : Ancient Annals of the God with Lotus Eyes.

Author
Taylor, McComas [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Canberra ANU Press 2021
  • Canberra : ANU Press, 2021.
  • ©2021.
Description
1 online resource (578 pages)

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Summary note
Viṣṇu is a central deity in the Hindu pantheon, especially in his manifestation as the seductive cattle-herding youth, Kṛṣṇa. The purāṇas are sacred texts, which, as the Sanskrit name implies, are collections of narratives from 'long ago'.
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Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Language note
English
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Book one : Creation
  • Book two : The World
  • Book three : Society
  • Book four : The Royal Dynasties
  • Book five : Kṛṣṇa
  • Book Six : Dissolution.
Other title(s)
Visnu Purana
OCLC
1290022660
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