in Shaivism. This idea of Purana has been traced to an art work found in Maharashtra where Krishna murti is sculpted as half man and half woman. The first part, Brahma-khanda of the Brahmavaivarta Purana was translated into Assamese, and this manuscript has been dated to the early 19th century. The text is part of the Vaishnavism literature in Bengal, but is not considered a canonical scripture, states Edward Dimock. Notes References Bibliography External links Complete Brahma Vaivarta and other Puranas in Devanagari – pdf Puranas Vaishnava texts Shaktism Krishna