[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.4679 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4679 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4679 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4679](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4679) VIṢṆUVRATA. A Vrata (fast or vow) taken thinking of Viṣṇu in mind. By taking this vow, one could get what one desires for. - [Previous: c9.4678](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4678) - [Next: c9.4680](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4680) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4679](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4679) · Pramāṇa