But my question is, what scriptures discuss the story of Vishvaksena? No doubt he's discussed in the Pancharatra texts (which I discuss here), but what other scriptures describe him? There's a reference in a few Puranas to Shiva's incarnation, Kalabhairava, (temporarily) killing Vishvaksena, but those are likely interpolations. The Srimad Bhagavatam mentions him as one of Vishnu's attendants, but are there any scriptures that describe the story of his birth and the like?

But my question is, what scriptures discuss the story of Vishvaksena? No doubt he's discussed in the Pancharatra texts (which I discuss here), but what other scriptures describe him? There's a reference in a few Puranas to Shiva's incarnation, Kalabhairava, (temporarily) killing Vishvaksena. The Srimad Bhagavatam mentions him as one of Vishnu's attendants, but are there any scriptures that describe the story of his birth and the like?

But my question is, what scriptures discuss the story of Vishvaksena? No doubt he's discussed in the Pancharatra texts (which I discuss here), but what other scriptures describe him? There's a reference in a few Puranas to Shiva's incarnation Kalabhairava (temporarily) killing Vishvaksena, but those are likely interpolations. And the Srimad Bhagavatam mentions him as one of Vishnu's attendants. But are there any scriptures that describe the story of his birth and the like?

The story I could find is the one told in this PDF, which is a compilation of extracts from different Puranas describe the story of Venkateshwara (the Vishnu deity in Tirupati, aka Balaji or Srinivasa.) In particular, it gives a story from the Vamana Purana. In this account, the Apsara Kuntala is cursed by the sage Durvasa to be born as a human being. She takes birth as Suvarchala, daughter of a cruel man named Virabahu. Suvarchala then has a child with Varuna the ocean god named Vishvaksena. When Vishvaksena grows up, he goes to the Tirumala hills in Tirupati and engages in Tapasya, whereupon Vishnu appears before him and appoints him as the general of his army:

But my question is, what scriptures discuss the story of Vishvaksena? No doubt he's discussed in the Pancharatra texts (which I discuss here), but what other scriptures describe him? There's a reference in a few Puranas to Shiva's incarnation, Kalabhairava, (temporarily) killing Vishvaksena, but those are likely interpolations. The Srimad Bhagavatam mentions him as one of Vishnu's attendants, but are there any scriptures that describe the story of his birth and the like?

The story I could find is the one told in this PDF, which is a compilation of extracts from different Puranas which describe the story of Venkateshwara (the Vishnu deity in Tirupati, aka Balaji or Srinivasa). In particular, it gives a story from the Vamana Purana. In this account, the Apsara Kuntala is cursed by the sage Durvasa to be born as a human being. She takes birth as Suvarchala, daughter of a cruel man named Virabahu. Suvarchala then has a child with Varuna: the ocean god named Vishvaksena. When Vishvaksena grows up, he goes to the Tirumala hills in Tirupati and engages in Tapasya, whereupon Vishnu appears before him and appoints him as the general of his army:

It is well-known that Shiva's son Ganesha is the general of Shiva's army of Ganas. What's not as well-known, however, is that Vishnu also has an army, led by the god Vishvaksena. Vishvaksena plays an important role in the Sri Vaishnava sect; as I discuss here, Vishvaksena learnt the all-important Dvaya mantra from Lakshmi and taught it to the Vaishnava poet-saint Nammalwar. And as I discuss in this question, Nammalwar is himself considered an incarnation of Vishvaksena.

But my question is, what scriptures discuss the story of Vishvaksena? No doubt he's discussed in the Pancharatra texts (which I discuss here), but what other scriptures describe him? There's a reference in a few Puranas to Shiva's incarnation Kalabhairava (temporarily) killing Vishvaksena, but those are likely interpolations. And the Srimad Bhagavatam mentions him as one of Vishnu's attendants. But are there any scriptures that describe the story of his birth and the like?

It is well-known that Shiva's son Ganesha is the general of Shiva's army of Ganas. What's not as well-known, however, is that Vishnu also has an army, led by the god Vishvaksena. Vishvaksena plays an important role in the Sri Vaishnava sect; as I discuss here, Vishvaksena learnt the all-important Dvaya mantra from Lakshmi and taught it to the Vaishnava poet-saint Nammalwar. And as I discuss in this question, Nammalwar is himself considered an incarnation of Vishvaksena.

But my question is, what scriptures discuss the story of Vishvaksena? No doubt he's discussed in the Pancharatra texts (which I discuss here), but what other scriptures describe him? There's a reference in a few Puranas to Shiva's incarnation Kalabhairava (temporarily) killing Vishvaksena, but those are likely interpolations. And the Srimad Bhagavatam mentions him as one of Vishnu's attendants. But are there any scriptures that describe the story of his birth and the like?