Viśvarūpa
Viśvarūpa
Viśvarūpa is a name used for more than one being or form in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Viśvarūpa: the son of Tvashṭā, a ṛshi of tapas who became the purohita of the devas, taught Indra the Nārāyaṇa Kavaca and was killed by Indra. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 6, Chapters 6–9, 11, 13; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 18
- Viśvarūpa Prajāpati: a prajāpati, the father of Siddhi and Buddhi, the two wives of Gaṇeśa. Śiva Purāṇa, Rudra Saṃhitā, Kumāra Khaṇḍa, Chapter 20
Things and ideas
- Virāṭ Purusha: the Viśvarūpa, the universal form of Bhagavān Nārāyaṇa, the whole universe seen as his body, which Brahmā praised and which Vāmana showed as Trivikrama at Bali‘s yajña. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 8, Chapters 5–6, 20
Named in passing
- Viśvarūpa, father of Pañcajanī: the father of Pañcajanī, whom Bharata Cakravartī married, told on that page. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 5, Chapter 7
- Viśvarūpa, a name of the Paramātmā: the name he bears because he exists in many forms, told on Paramātmā. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 67
- Viśvarūpa, in the Samprāpti Dvādaśī: the name under which Bhagavān Vishṇu is worshipped in Phālguna and Bhādrapada in this vrata, told on Samprāpti Dvādaśī Vrata. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 77–78