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Brihada Vishnu Purana

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Brihada Vishnu Purana (Sanskrit: बृहद विष्णु पुराण) also known as Brihat Vishnu Purana (Romanised: Bṛhat Viṣṇu Purāṇa) or Vrihadda Vishnu Purana is a Sanskrit religious text in the tradition of Hinduism dedicated to the Lord Vishnu.[1][2][3][4]

Brihada Vishnu Purana
बृहद विष्णु पुराण
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ReligionSanatana Hinduism
LanguageSanskrit
A text of Purana in Hinduism

Etymology

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The word "Brihada" or romanised form "Bṛhat" is an adjective which means large or great.[5] Thus the literal meaning of the text "Brihada Vishnu Purana" or "Bṛhat Viṣṇu Purāṇa" is "Larger Vishnu Purana".

Description

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It is said that the original text of the Brihada Vishnu Purana has been lost. The information about the Brihada Vishnu Purana is found from the references of the another Hindu texts available. According to the author Dharmanath Sharma of the text Brihadvishnupuranie Mithila Mahatmya, the information of the entire Brihad Vishnu Purana is nowhere available.[6] It is said that only the Mithila Mahatmya part of the text Brihada Vishnu Purana is available and preserved. It was later translated in Maithili, Hindi and Nepali languages.[7]

Vijayakanta Mishra in his text "Cultural Heritage of Mithila" mentioned the text Brihada Vishnu Purana which provides the twelve names of the ancient Mithila.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Jha, Yashodhar (1963). Mithilā vaibhava: Mithilā me darśanaka utkarsha. The philosophical treasure of Mithila (in Hindi). Mudaraka: Indiana Naśana Presa.
  2. ^ Pandit, Srila Jagadanand (2021-01-01). Sri Prema Vivarta (Hindi) (in Hindi). Golden Age Media Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-91545-03-1.
  3. ^ Nāgari prācharini pātrika (in Hindi). p. 325.
  4. ^ Ahimsa, Research Institute of Prakrit, Jainology & (2005). Vaishali Institute Research Bulletin (in Hindi). Research Institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa. p. 174.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2016-08-05). "Brihat, Bṛhat: 13 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  6. ^ धर्मनाथ शर्मा (1980). वृहद्विष्णुपुराणीय मिथिला माहात्म्यम्. कामेश्वर सिंह दरभंगा संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय.
  7. ^ "नेपाली भाषामा 'मिथिला माहात्म्य'". Annapurna Post (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  8. ^ Mishra, Vijayakanta (1979). Cultural Heirtage Of Mithila.