Vishnupurana 4.2.9
Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) 4.2.9
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.2.9
tasya putraśatapravarā vikukṣinimidaṇḍākhyās trayaḥ putrā |
śakunipramukhāḥ pañcāśat putrāḥ uttarāpatharakṣitāro babhūvuḥ |
catvāriṃśad aṣṭau ca dakṣiṇāpathabhūpālāḥ ||
Ikshwáku was born from the nostril of the Manu, as he happened to sneeze. He had a hundred sons, of whom the three most distinguished were Vikukshi, Nimi, and Dańd́a. Fifty of the rest, under Sakuni, were the protectors of the northern countries. Forty-eight were the princes of the south.
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