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Narasimha Puranaनरसिंह पुराण

Additional Purana

A Puranic work associated with Narasimha and Vaishnava religious teaching.

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STORY & TRADITION

The world of Narasimha Purana.

A Puranic work associated with Narasimha and Vaishnava religious teaching.

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Details & context.

Tradition dependence
High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
Library category
Puranas
Form / textual family
Additional Purana
Traditional attribution
An inherited textual tradition; no single historical author is established here.
Subject & teachings
A Puranic work associated with Narasimha and Vaishnava religious teaching.
Structure
Consult the identified edition for chapters, recension and numbering.
Associated deities / figures
Narasimha; Vishnu
Textual relationships
Puranas
Historical context
Composition, transmission and redaction must be distinguished; no unsupported exact date is assigned.
Reading notes
Read the Sanskrit with an identified translation. Commentary is presented by its own school, not as the only interpretation.
Tradition notes
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.

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Characters & Cosmic Entities2

Image credit.

Bhagavata Purana manuscript, West Bengal, 16th century (?), LACMA M.88.134.4. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Slusser. Image courtesy LACMA, public domain.

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Texts & references.

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Sanskrit Documents — Text editions

Sanskrit electronic texts; check the individual file’s edition and contributors.

Multiple traditions · A text directory is a finding aid. Precise passage-level claims are identified separately when available.

Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.