Dhanyaviṣṇu was a local leader, a Brahmin and vassal under the Huna ruler Toramana, noted in the Eran Stone Boar Inscription from the early 6th century (A.D. 500–515).

[1] Dhanyaviṣṇu is particularly known for finishing a large Varaha statue and managing the building of a temple for Narayana at Eran, which is on the southern side of the River Bina.

His survival after the Gupta Empire's fall and his choice to follow Toramana shows a time of political change and the ongoing hope during a period of declining power.

This project included the construction of a religious complex dedicated to Viṣṇu, the tutelary deity of the Gupta Empire, on the southern banks of the River Bina.

[3] In addition, Toramana issued coins bearing the symbol of the Sun and granted Dhanyaviṣṇu permission to build a temple dedicated to Narayana in Eran, further solidifying his loyalty to the newly established order.