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Vishnu is also described in the Bhagavad Gita as having a 'Universal Form' (Vishvarupa) which is beyond the ordinary limits of human perception or imagination. The Vishnu Purana is a religious Hindu text and one of the eighteen Mahapuranas. It is considered one of the most important Puranas and has been given the name Puranaratna.

In Vishnu Purana, worship of Vishnu has been given a lot of importance. Vishnu Purana puts forward that the worship of Vishnu could enable man to obtain the consummation of all earthly or materialistic desires and leads man to attain moksha or liberation from cycle of births and deaths in the material world.

The vishnu sahasranamam is found in the Mahabharatha. Literally translated this means thousand names of Vishnu. vishnu sahasranamam is found in the Anushasanika Parvam (chapter relating to orders or rules to the kings) of Mahabharatha.