[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) › [Vishnupurana (critical edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit) › 2.1.34 # Vishnupurana 2.1.34 Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) 2.1.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.1.34) ajāyata ca vipro 'sau yogināṃ pravare kule maitreya tasya caritaṃ kathayiṣyāmi te punaḥ // > Bharata, having religiously discharged the duties of his station, consigned the kingdom to his son Sumati, a most virtuous prince; and, engaging in devout practices, abandoned his life at the holy place, Śálagráma: he was afterwards born again as a Brahman, in a distinguished family of ascetics. I shall hereafter relate to you his history. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.1.33) - [Next: 2.1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.1.35) - [Up: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.1) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.1.8) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.1.p6) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.1.34) · Pramāṇa