Question

The Vishnu Purana, gives an account of_______________
A. Mauryan Dynasty
B. The Andhras
C.The Vardhanas
D. Life in Indus Valley

Answer 1

Hint: According to Hinduism, Lord Vishnu is one of the mightiest gods and Vishnu purana is the complete saga of his life starting from the creation, passing through his avatars and ending in his ascend to heaven. It also describes creation of the universe, birth of the gods and the demons, calamities, Pralaya, churning of the sea etc.

Complete answer:
The Vishnu Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas written by Veda Vyasa in aspects of ancient and medieval texts of Hinduism. It describes the life of Lord Vishnu and his avatars and is an important Panchatantra text in Vaishnavism literature. The Vishnu Purana is relatively shorter than other Purana texts, and has 7,000 verses in extant versions. It also praises Brahma and Shiva and elaborates on how they are dependent on Vishnu.
The text has six aṃśas (parts) and 126 adhyāyas (chapters). The first part consists of 22 chapters, the second part has 16 chapters, the third part comprises 18 chapters and the fourth part has 24 chapters. The fifth and the sixth parts are the longest and the shortest part of the text, with 38 and 8 chapters respectively. Introduction of the Mauryan dynasty was described in the text after the end of Kshatriya rule. This happens when a Kshathriya king named Maha Nandi marries a woman of the lower cast and forms a new dynasty in acceptance of the merger of different castes.

Nanda will eventually kill many other kshatriya Kings similar to Parasu Rama who killed the Kshatriyas. Nanda. ( Maha Padma) and his eight sons will eradicate all the Kshatriya Kings and rule for about one hundred years. They will be later killed by Chandra Gupta, a true Maurya, with the help of an accomplice Brahmin, known as Chanakya, aka Vishnu Gupta, Kautilya and Vatsyayan. The following rulers belong to the fourth caste and this Dynasty remained in rule for 137 years.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: Vishnu Purana was made into a Tv series by B.R Chopra and started its telecast in 2003 on Zee Tv and Doordarshan channels. It is among the mythological shows the national broadcaster started airing during the lockdown that began on 25 March to combat the spread of coronavirus. the show dramatizes the ancient collection of stories and scripture.