How many verses are there in extant Vishnu Purana?

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According to tradition, Vishnu Purana has 23,000 verses. How many verses exist in the extant Vishnu Purana?

Only 6500 verses are present in Shri Vishnu Purana. Remaining are in the Vishnudharmottara Purana. — user17854, Aug 19 '19 at 09:20

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 19 '19 at 21:18

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According to this Critical Edition available on the GRETIL website:

Visnu-Purana
Based on: The Critical Edition of the Viṣṇupurāṇam,
Critically Edited by M. M. Pathak, Vadodara, Oriental Institute 1997-1999.

...the total # of verses is about 5276.

And if you go by the Bombay edition from 1910, the count is 6389.

answered Aug 19 '19 at 21:18

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What happened to remaining? Are there any theories about it? – Krishna Varna Aug 21 '19 at 08:27
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Someone already asked a question about it: Is Vishnudharmottara the second part of Vishnu Purana? I plan to answer it some day. @Govinda – Say No To Censorship Aug 21 '19 at 18:27

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