[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Early Odia literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia) › [Purāṇas, māhātmyas and vrata tales](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia.purana) › Bishnukesara Purana # Bishnukesara Purana (Biṣṇukesara Purāṇa) Still widely popular among the rural masses of Orissa. - **Language:** Odia - **Date:** 800–1650 CE - **Author:** [Mahādeba Dāsa](https://indike.org/pramana/person/mahadeba-dasa) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia.purana.bisnukesarapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia.purana.bisnukesarapurana) · Pramāṇa