विष्णुपुराणकviṣṇupurāṇakan. N. of one of the most celebrated of the 18 Pura1n2as पुराण s (it conforms more than any other to the…
neuter gender Name of one of the most celebrated of the 18 Pura1n2as पुराण s (it conforms more than any other to the definition पञ्च-लक्षण [quod vide]; and consists of 6 books, the 1st treating of the creation of the universe from Prakr2iti प्रकृति, and the peopling of the world by the Praja1-patis प्रजा-पति s; the 2nd giving a list of kings with many curious geographical and astronomical details; the 3rd treating of the Vedas वेद s and caste; the 4th continuing the chronicle of dynasties; the 5th giving the life of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण; the 6th describing the dissolution of the world) IW. 517.
