Kurma Purana Refers to the Tortoise Incarnation of Lord Vishnu

The Kurma Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas and a medieval-era Vaishnavism text of Hinduism. The text is named after the tortoise avatar of Vishnu. The manuscripts of Kurma Purana have…

Vyasa is a Partial Incarnation of the God Vishnu

Vyasa (व्यास) or Vedavyasa (वेदव्यास), better known as Krishna Dvaipayana (कृष्णद्वैपायन),   is a revered sage or Rishi portrayed in most Hindu…

Skanda Purana Narrates War Between the Devas and Asuras

The Skanda Purana (स्कंद पुराण) is the largest Mukhyapurana, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts. The text contains over 81,000 verses and is…

Varaha Purana is Named After Varaha Avatar of Vishnu

The Varaha Purana (वराह पुराण) is a Sanskrit text from the Puranas genre of literature in Hinduism. It belongs to the Vaishnavism literature corpus praising Narayana (Vishnu) but…