विष्णु—पुरा°णक n. n.N. of one of the most celebrated of the 18
पुराणs (it conforms more than any other to the definition
पञ्च-लक्षण [q.v.]; and consists of 6 books, the 1st treating of the creation of the universe from
प्रकृति, and the peopling of the world by the
प्रजा-पतिs; the 2nd giving a list of kings with many curious geographical and astronomical details; the 3rd treating of the
वेदs and caste; the 4th continuing the chronicle of dynasties; the 5th giving the life of
कृष्ण; the 6th describing the dissolution of the world),
[IW. 517.]