The Vishnu Purana (विष्णु पुराण) is one of the oldest and most important of the 18 Mahapuranas (major Puranas), serving as the primary textual foundation for Vaishnavism. It presents a comprehensive account of the universe's creation, Vishnu's nature and avatars, the structure of existence, geography, time cycles (yugas), genealogies of sages and kings, and the practices that please Vishnu. The text is attributed to the sage Parashara (father of Vyasa) and consists of six parts (Amgas) with appr
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