Vishnu Puran

Vishnu Puran is believed to be one of the most important Puranas, if not the most valuable ancient record of the faith called Sanatan Dharma. Its stories reveal about the various exploits of Vishnu incarnations. In rendering this holy text into English, the attention has been paid to put only those details that have certain fundamental truths of life. Hence, in this work those details have been deliberately omitted which may appear rather confusing or uninteresting to the reader not having the initiation in the sacred love. The main thrust of this attempt has been to show a clear glimpse of our ancient hermitage.

The Vishnu Purana is believed to be one of the most important Puranas and most valuable ancient records of the faith called ?Sanatan Dharma? which erroneously often called the Hindu Dharma. It has its value enhanced for two reasons; one, it has detailed description of how a man should live in the world. Secondly, since its base is devotion to Vishnu who is held to be the most important deity of this faith it gathers added significance. Its stories reveal about the various exploits of Vishnu in his different incarnations. But surprisingly it omits certain important incarnation of Vishnu viz. Ram incarnation and the earlier incarnations. It chiefly centres around the incarnation of Vishnu as lord Krishna, the most potent one all the incarnations of this deity.

Vishnu Puran - A Complete Guide Table of Contents Chapter I. Overview of Vishnu Puran.. 4 Chapter II. The Ten Avatars of Vishnu. 4 Matsya Avatar. 4 Kurma Avatar. 5 Varaha Avatar. 5 Narasimha Avatar. 5 Vamana Avatar. 6 Parasurama Avatar. 6 Rama Avatar. 7 Krishna Avatar. 7 Buddha Avatar. 7 Kalki Avatar. 8 Chapter III. The Major Deities in Vishnu Puran.. 9 Deity Vishnu. 9 Deity Lakshmi 9 Deity Shiva. 10 Deity Brahma. 10 Other Deities. 12 Chapter IV. The Stories and Legends. 12 Creation of the Universe. 12 Battle between the Devas and Asuras. 13 The Churning of the Ocean. 13 The Curse of Durvasa. 13 The Birth of Lord Krishna. 14 The Epic Battle of Kurukshetra. 14 Chapter V. The Significance of Vishnu Puran in Hindu Culture. 15 Ethics and Morality. 15 Role in Hindu Rituals and Festivals. 15 Inspiration for Art, Music and Literature. 15 Chapter VI. Conclusion.. 16

The Vishnu Purana is a religious Hindu text and one of the eighteen Mahapuranas. It is considered one of the most important Puranas and has been given the name Puranaratna (gem of Puranas). Vishnu Purana includes many stories well known in Vedic tradition, including the various avatars of God Vishnu and the life of his complete incarnation, Krishna. Presented as a dialogue between Parashara and his disciple Maitreya and divided into six parts, the major topics discussed include creation, stories of battles fought between asuras and devas, the Avatars (divine descents) of Vishnu and genealogy and stories of legendary kings. Vishnu Purana ascribes its authorship to Veda Vyasa. The Padma Purana categorizes Vishnu Purana as a Sattva Purana (Purana which represents goodness and purity). In Vishnu Purana, worship of Vishnu has been given a lot of importance. Vishnu Purana puts forward that the worship of Vishnu could enable man to obtain the consummation of all earthly or materialistic desires and leads man to attain moksha or liberation from cycle of births and deaths in the material world. Similar to Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana declares Vishnu or Narayana as Para Brahman Supreme God who creates unlimited universes and enters each one of them as Lord of Universe. God Narayana engages in creation of 14 worlds within the universe as Brahma when he deliberately accepts rajas guna. God Narayana himself sustains, maintains and preserves the universe as Vishnu when he accepts sattva guna and annihilates the universe at the end of maha-kalpa as Shiva or Rudra when he accepts tamas guna.

The Book Is Meant For Graduate And Post Graduate Students In India. Gives Basic Knowledge About The Subject And Interacts Between Physical Environment And Human Activities. 16 Chapters, Glossary Etc.