[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) › 2.8.1 # Vishnupurana 2.8.1 Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) 2.8.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.8.1) parāśara uvāca: vyākhyātam etad brahmāṇḍasaṃsthānaṃ tava suvrata tataḥ pramāṇasaṃsthāne sūryādīnāṃ śṛṇuṣva me // > PARÁŚARA.--Having thus described to you the system of the world in general, I will now explain to you the dimensions and situations of the sun and other luminaries. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.7.43.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.7.43.p1) - [Next: 2.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.8.2) - [Up: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.8) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.8.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.8.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.8.1) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.58.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Śivatattvaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.sivatattvaratnakara.17.27) — Basappa Nāyaka 1684, Sanskrit - [Śivattvaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.pasu.sivattvaratnakara.17.27) — Basava, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.8.1) · Pramāṇa