Vishnupurana 1.5.48
Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) 1.5.48
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- Sanskrit
1.5.48
apayo vakṣasaścakre mukhatojāḥ sa sṛṣṛvān /
sṛśṛvānudarādgāś ca pārśvabhyāṃ 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 (critical edition) — Sanskrit