Vishṇuśarmā
Vishṇuśarmā · vishṇu-śarmā, “he whose refuge is Vishṇu”
Vishṇuśarmā is a name used for more than one brāhmaṇa in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Vishṇuśarmā and the Pārasamaṇi: the brāhmaṇa of the Sarayū, owning nothing, who threw a pārasamaṇi and its gold into the river and lived a thousand years in the ārādhanā of Sūrya. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 10
- Vishṇuśarma: the fourth son of the brāhmaṇa Śivaśarma of Dvārakā, unmoved when Indra sent Menakā to disturb his tapas. Padma Purāṇa, Bhūmi Khaṇḍa, Chapters 1–5
- Vishṇusvāmī: the Vaishṇava ācārya of Kaliñjara, also called Vishṇuśarman, once the brāhmaṇa Prāṃśuśarman. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapters 8, 19, 21–23
Named in passing
- Vishṇuśarmā of Jayapura: the brāhmaṇa Vishṇusvāmī, also called Vishṇuśarmā, a bhakta of Rādhā-Kṛshṇa with four sons given to vices, told on Vikramāditya and Betāla. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 2, Chapters 1–23
- Vishṇuśarman of Hastināpura: the birth of Indra as the son of the brāhmaṇa Śivaśarman, who gave up his body at Indraprastha, told on Indraprastha. Padma Purāṇa, Uttara Khaṇḍa, Chapters 199–200