Vishnupurana 1.5.48
Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) 1.5.48
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.5.48
avayo vakṣasaś cakre mukhato 'jāḥ sa sṛṣṭavān
sṛṣṭavān udarād gāś ca pārśvābhyāṃ ca prajāpatiḥ //
The divine Brahmá, influenced by their material energies, having created these beings, made others of his own will. Birds he formed from his vital vigour; sheep from his breast; goats from his mouth; kine from his belly and sides; and horses, elephants, Sarabhas, Gayals, deer, camels, mules, antelopes, and other animals, from his feet: whilst from the hairs of his body sprang herbs, roots, and fruits.
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (3)
- Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Ṭoḍarānanda — Ṭoḍaramalla 1564, Sanskrit