Vishnu Purana

thumb|The vishnu puran- a system of Hindu mythology and tradition vol.2 (IA dli.csl.5620) The Vishnu Purana (IAST:Viṣṇu purāṇa, Sanskrit: विष्णुपुराण) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, a genre of ancient and medieval texts of Hinduism. Quotes Whose name cannot be spoken. Reported in Charles D. B. Mills, Pebbles, Pearls and Gems of the Orient (1882) p. 84, no. 483 (under "The Ineffable One") The visible, the invisible. Reported in Charles D. B. Mills, Pebbles, Pearls and Gems of the Orient (1882) p. 90, no. 504 (under "Presence") Hail to thee, mighty Lord, all-potent Vishnu!Soul of the universe, unchangeable,Holy, eternal, always one in nature,Whether revealed as Brahma, Hari, Siva,—Creator, or Preserver, or Destroyer,—Thou art the cause of final liberation;Whose form is one, yet manifold; whose essenceIs one, yet diverse; sinuous, yet vast;Discernible, yet undiscernible;Root of the world, yet of the world composed;Prop of the universe, yet more minuteThan earth's minutest particles; abidingIn every creature, yet without defilement;Imperishable, one with perfect wisdom. Translated by Monier Williams. Reported in Charles D. B. Mills, Pebbles, Pearls and Gems of the Orient (1882) p. 101, no. 537 (under "Invocation") Thou in the form of sunbeams preservest the world:The word True denotes thy form. Reported in Charles D. B. Mills, Pebbles, Pearls and Gems of the Orient (1882) p. 106, no. 556 (under "Symbolism and Incarnation") Errata The country north of the sea and south of the Himalayas Is Bharata and her children are Bharati. A thousand yojanas from north to south, It has kiratas in the east and yavanas in the west. Vishnu Purana 2.3, verses 1, 8 quoted in The Idea of India: A historical corrective By Shonaleeka Kaul. Different translation: To the north of the oceans and the south of the Himalayas lies the land of Bharata, inhabited by Bharatis. Visnu Purana, quoted in The Aryan Invasion Theory and Indian Nationalism (1993) by S. Talageri The equinoxes occur in the seasons of spring and autumn, when the Sun enters the signs of Aries and Libra. When the Sun enters Capricorn, his northern course commences; and his southern when he enters Cancer (VP 11.8.63). When the Sun is in the first part of the lunar mansion Krittika, and the Moon in the fourth of Vishakha; or when the Sun is in the third part of Vishakha, and the Moon is in the head of Krittika (these positions being contemporary with the equinoxes), that equinoctial season is holy and is styled the Mahavishubha, or great equinox (VP VIII.71- 3). When the Sun, Moon, Jupiter and the constellation Tishya are in the same sign, then the Golden Age will return (VP IV.23.30). Anartta was the religious son of Sharyati. His son was named Revata who ruled over the region called Anartta after his father and dwelled in a city named Kusasthali (VP IV. 1.20) The corpse of Nimi was preserved from decay by being embalmed with fragrant oils and resins, and it remained as entire as if it were immortal (VP IV.5.7). The sun is stationed for all time, in the middle of the day... The rising and the setting of the sun being perpetually opposite to each other, people speak of the rising of the sun where they see it; and, where the sun disappears, there, to them, is his setting. Of the sun, which is always in one and the same place, there is neither setting nor rising. Vishnu Purana, 2.8: quoted in : Bhaskar Kamble, The Imperishable Seed: How Hindu Mathematics Changed the World and why this History was Erased, Garuda Prakashan Private Limited, 2022 ISBN 9798885750189 Quotes about the Vishnu Purana Vishnu Purana is one of the eighteen traditional puranas, which were an important genre of smriti text, and the repository of much of traditional Indian mythology... Most of the puranas are highly sectarian as is the Vishnu Purana which is focused on the worship of Vishnu. It gives an exhaustive account of Vishnu’s mystic deeds – many of which have become the common mythic currency for many traditional Hindus – as well as instructions for how, where, and when Vishnu is to be worshipped. James G. Lochtefeld, in Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z (2002), p. 760 It is a primary text of the Vaishnava branch of Hinduism, and one of the Cnanonical puranas of the Visnhu Category. Among the portions of interest are a cycle of legends of the boyhood deeds of Krishna and Rama. Sacred Texts, in "Hinduism" External links Category:Hindu texts