Studies in Indian Art c7.s3.3
Studies in Indian Art c7.s3.3
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c7.s3.3
In later imagery Viṣṇu is called Viśvakarmā (in the *Viṣṇusahasranāma*). He is two-fold, viz. *parama rūpa*, same as the *paramā samdṛik* of the *Ṛigveda*. That which is *parama rūpa* is *arūpa*; the Highest Form is identical with the Formless, so says the *Viṣṇu Purāṇa* (VI. 7. 54):
Linked texts (3)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Viṣṇusahasranāma — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit