Vishṇu-māyā
Vishṇu-māyā
Vishṇu-māyā is the name of a power of Bhagavān Vishṇu and of the Devī in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Yogamāyā: the divine Śakti of Bhagavān Vishṇu, whom the Bhavishya Purāṇa knows as Vishṇu-māyā, Yoganidrā and Vindhyavāsinī; the munis at Badarī praised her in the great flood and she stilled the waters. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapters 4–5; Khaṇḍa 2, Chapter 35; Khaṇḍa 4, Chapters 5, 15
Things and ideas
- Vishṇu-Māyā: the power of Bhagavān Vishṇu by which the world is spread out and kept going. Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 3; Varāha Purāṇa, Chapter 124; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 63; Uttara Parva, Chapters 2–3, 153; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapters 1–3