Vishnu Purana
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The Vishnu Purana is one of the oldest of the Puranas, containing some 23,000 shlokas, presented as a dialogue between Parasara with his disciple Maitreya. It is divided in six parts. The third part treats the Maha Avatara of Vishnu.
Further reading
- Mani, Vettam. Puranic Encyclopedia. 1st English ed. New Dehli: Motilal Banarsidass, 1975.
External links
- [The Vishnu Purana] Full text of the H.H. Wilson translation at sacred-texts.com
- http://www.telugutoranam.com/hinduism/index.php3?slide=vishnu
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