Vishnuyasha, Viṣṇuyaśa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Viṣṇuyaśa can be transliterated into English as Visnuyasa or Vishnuyasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexViṣṇuyaśa (विष्णुयश).—Another name of Kalki to be born to a Brahman of Śambhalagrāma.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 3. 25; XII. 2. 18; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 24. 98. Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 73. 104; Vāyu-purāṇa 98. 104.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 1.3 - Incarnations of Viṣṇu < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - The Evils of the Kali Age < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 19 - Incarnations of Śrī Viṣṇu < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 40 - The Birth of Mahākāla: The Arrangement of Four Yugas < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)