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Vishnu Purana
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The Vishnu Purana is one of the oldest of the Puranas, written around the first century BC,[1] and containing some 23,000 shlokas, presented as a dialogue between Parashara with his disciple Maitreya. It is divided in six parts. The third part treats the Maha Avatara of Vishnu.
The Vishnudharmottara Purana, a separate text dedicated to the arts, is a Supplement or Appendix to the Vishnu Purana.
- ^ H. H. Wilson (2006). The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition (p. xii). Read Country Books. ISBN 1846646642.
- Mani, Vettam. Puranic Encyclopedia. 1st English ed. New Dehli: Motilal Banarsidass, 1975.
- etext (uni-goettingen.de)
- The Vishnu Purana, translation by H.H. Wilson (sacred-texts.com)
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