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विष्णुपुराण — पञ्चम अंश

Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Book Five

Traditionally attributed to Parāśara · Early Purāṇic Kṛṣṇa narrative · Sanskrit

The Kṛṣṇa book of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa, from the birth in Mathurā through the Vraja childhood and later royal līlās.

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Editorial place

Why it belongs here

It completes the early narrative triad represented by the Harivaṃśa, Viṣṇu Purāṇa, and Bhāgavata Purāṇa. The library already carries the other two witnesses.

Production path

What a complete edition requires

  1. Step 1

    Lock a named Sanskrit edition and record chapter-level provenance.

  2. Step 2

    Collate the public-domain English witness against the Sanskrit.

  3. Step 3

    Publish Book Five as a complete chapter reader with an introduction comparing the three early Kṛṣṇa narratives.

Verification

Digital source record