Vaishnava Khanda
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Vaishnava Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on the worship, legends, and theology of the Hindu god Vishnu.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaishnava Khanda canonical | 1 |
| VaishnavaPuranicLiterature | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5853349 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaishnava Khanda Context triple: [Skanda Purana, hasPart, Vaishnava Khanda]
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A.
Vishnu Parva
Vishnu Parva is a major section of the Harivamsa that primarily narrates the birth, childhood, and exploits of the Hindu god Krishna as an incarnation of Vishnu.
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B.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
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C.
Chaitanya Bhagavata
Chaitanya Bhagavata is a seminal 16th-century Bengali hagiographical text that narrates the life, teachings, and devotional exploits of the Vaishnava saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
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D.
Argala Stotra
Argala Stotra is a devotional hymn in praise of the Divine Mother, traditionally recited as part of the sacred text Devi Mahatmya in Hinduism.
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E.
Vaishnava Padavali poetry
Vaishnava Padavali poetry is a devotional Bengali lyrical tradition centered on the love of Radha and Krishna, which played a key role in shaping medieval Bengali religious and literary culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaishnava Khanda Target entity description: Vaishnava Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on the worship, legends, and theology of the Hindu god Vishnu.
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A.
Vishnu Parva
Vishnu Parva is a major section of the Harivamsa that primarily narrates the birth, childhood, and exploits of the Hindu god Krishna as an incarnation of Vishnu.
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B.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
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C.
Chaitanya Bhagavata
Chaitanya Bhagavata is a seminal 16th-century Bengali hagiographical text that narrates the life, teachings, and devotional exploits of the Vaishnava saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
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D.
Argala Stotra
Argala Stotra is a devotional hymn in praise of the Divine Mother, traditionally recited as part of the sacred text Devi Mahatmya in Hinduism.
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E.
Vaishnava Padavali poetry
Vaishnava Padavali poetry is a devotional Bengali lyrical tradition centered on the love of Radha and Krishna, which played a key role in shaping medieval Bengali religious and literary culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
ⓘ
section of Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Skanda
ⓘ
linked to:
Kartikeya
|
| associatedWithSect | Vaishnava sects ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| contains |
devotional narratives
ⓘ
myths related to Vishnu ⓘ ritual prescriptions for Vishnu worship ⓘ |
| cosmologyFocus | Vishnu-related cosmology ⓘ |
| describes |
legends of Vishnu
ⓘ
theology of Vishnu ⓘ worship of Vishnu ⓘ |
| devotionalEmphasis | bhakti to Vishnu ⓘ |
| focusesOnDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| genre | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| includes |
pilgrimage-related material for Vishnu shrines
ⓘ
praise hymns to Vishnu ⓘ stories of Vishnu’s avatars ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalFamily | Vaishnava literature within Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | part of a major Mahapurana ⓘ |
| scriptureType | Khanda ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Vishnu-centered ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vaishnava Khanda Description of subject: Vaishnava Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on the worship, legends, and theology of the Hindu god Vishnu.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vaishnava Khanda