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Viṣṇupurāṇa · Roughly 3rd–10th century CE (layers vary by text) · Sanskrit
Traditional: Maharishi Vyasa (traditional)
Scholarly note: Modern scholarship treats each Purāṇa as layered, often multi-century composition by many redactors rather than a single author.
Systematic Vaiṣṇava cosmology, avatāra cycle, and Manu lineages.
Extent · 126 adhyāyas in six aṃśas
Six aṃśas from cosmogony through dynastic lists to liberation teaching.