Dhruva was a young boy who had dedicated his youth in penance for Lord Vishnu. The Lord rewarded the young boy Dhruva by making him a star in heaven. Worship of Lord Vishnu has been given a lot of importance in the Vishnu Purana. An individual who worships Lord Vishnu is able to purify his heart and in the process learns the profound truth of life. Concept of Continents has been explained in Vishnu Purana in the form of islands. But the Purana has actually discussed the seven continents and the seven oceans which are present in the universe. Kritirata is one of the kings of Mithila. Savana is one of the seven sons of Muni Vasishtha. Concept of Celestial Bodies has been well discussed in the Vishnu Purana. Besides the important celestial bodies, like, the sun, numerous other celestial bodies with their positions have been elaborated in Vishnu Purana. Duties of a Householder in the Vishnu Purana emphasises on the path which a man should follow in life in order to achieve the final emancipation. There are thousands of names of Lord Vishnu in total. And the names are together called Vishnu Sahasranama. Gopis are famous for their emotional love towards Lord Krishna. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, there are 108 Gopis of Vrindavan in Hinduism. Prajapati is a Vedic deity of Hinduism. Prajapati is a Lord of creatures, a progenitor and creator. Rishabha is the son of king Nabhi and queen Merudevi. Samya is an original property of man. Sankara is a famous demon and one of the sons of Kasyapa and Danu. Sannatimat was a prince and the son of Sumati. Tale of Yugas in Vishnu Purana states that life is created by Lord Brahma and it is the Lord who has also brought in the division of time in human life. Descendants of Yadu were his four sons. Yadu was the eldest son of Yayati who was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The glory of Yadu is boundless and to know about the descendants of Yadu is equal to be relieved from all iniquities. Khandas of Vishnu Purana are mainly six in number. Unlike the other Puranas, the chapters of the Vishnu Purana are said to have been written by Parasara. Antacharas is a class of border tribes, which has mentioned in the Vishnu Purana. Hema is the son of Ushadratha. Mauneyas are the sons of Muni Kashyapa who were sixty millions in number. Narakasura was a demon who was a scourge of the human race. He was the son of Bhudevi and Lord Vishnu. Prasusraka was a prince and the son of Maru, a descendant of Kusa. Kesin is a powerful demon, who was ordered by Kansa to destroy Krishna. Sahadeva is the son of King Harshavarddhana. Salin is one of the fifteen teachers of the white Yajush. Origin of Vedas finds a prominent mention in the Vishnu Purana. The various divisions of Veda had also started along with the origin of the Vedas. Aptoryama is a sacrificial rite produced from Brahma`s northern mouth as per the Vishnu Purana. Chandrasri is one of the thirty Andhrabhritya kings. Charumati is a daughter of Krishna by Rukmini. Daradas are the inhabitants of the country along the course of the Indus River above the Himalaya Mountains. Diptimat is one of the sons of Krishna by Rukmini. Isana is one of the eight Rudras of the Vishnu Purana whose statue was the air. Pushkarin was a prince and the son of Urukshaya, a descendant of Bharata. Rukmisha was the grandson of the preceding Yadava king. Samrat is one of the daughters of Priyavrata. Sangata is one of the ten Mauryas, descendants of Chandra-gupta. Narada muni is an important figure among the Vaishnava tradition .In the Puranic scriptures he is one of the twelve maha Brahma Bodhya is a river mentioned in the Vishnu Purana. Brammedhya is the name of a river in the Vishnu Purana. Mohini was a female avatar, one of the twenty-five avatars of Vishnu. Prithvi is the Hindu Goddess of Earth. Prithvi or Earth is one of the nine planets in the solar system and resides third from the Sun. Santideva is the daughter of Devaka, who was married to Vasudeva. Sri or Goddess Lakshmi as described by Vishnu Purana is the goddess of wealth and the mother of the entire universe. Pryavrata had a long line of progeny. It was the successors of Pryavrata who had ruled the land of Bharat Varsha for seventy one cycles. Tale of Prachetas has an important place in the Vishnu Purana. Prachetas were the successors of Prachinverhi and Savarna and they were assigned with the work of multiplying their human race. Dutas are messengers, who are divided into three classes. Revanta is the son of the sun by his wife Sanjna. Kirttimat is a son of the patriarch Angiras. Saisikatas is the inhabitants of mountainous regions and sandy deserts. Samparayana is one of the fifteen teachers of the White Yajush, who founded various new schools. |