This Sanskrit text dealing with the liturgy of early Visnuism has been edited on the basis of
15 manuscripts that are described in detail. The importance of the text lies in its close
relations with the didactic portions of the Mahabharata various Puranas and other sectarian
works among them its prominent successor the Visnudharmottara. The edition consists of three
parts. Besides the edited texts a summary thereof and remarks on the literary history each
part contains a concordance of parallels and citations and a list of selected names and
epithets of Visnu.
