Reference: Shreemad Devi Bhagwat Maha Puran, Sachitra Mota type Hindi, Printer Hanuman Prasad Poddar-Chimanlal Goswami, printed by Gita Press Gorakhpur, Concise Devi Bhagwat. Let us first study about the origin of Lord Vishnu What is that true way of worship, doing which souls get salvation?.

Does the worship of Lord Vishnu relieve souls from a vicious cycle of birth and rebirth?.Have earlier sages and saints by doing ‘hathyog’ attained salvation?.Is the ritual of performing Śrāddha proven in holy scriptures?.All excerpts are taken from Vishnu Puran. This article will throw light on the following facts. It is said that earth is named ‘Prithvi’ on the name of King ‘Prithu’, also it is mentioned in Vishnu Puran that those who attain human life are even more blessed and fortunate than Deities, since salvation and attainment of God is only possible in human birth and no other life form. This glorifies Lord Vishnu as the creator as well as the sustainer of this brahmand. Great Sage VedVyas under the guidance of Lord Brahma Ji composed this scripture in the first phase of Satyug which contains 23000 shlokas (verses) and there are six parts (ansh). Amongst 18 Puranas, Vishnu Puran holds an extremely important place in Hindu scriptures. Vishnu Puran is a great Vaishnavism scripture, a medieval text of Hinduism whose supreme deity is Lord Vishnu. There are 18 Maha (great) Puranas namely:-ġ.

Puranas are the ancient genre of Indian literature which describes the different mythological topics, traditional lore, and legends about the genealogies of kings, deities, sages, heroes, demigods, temples, astronomy, humor, etc.

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