Vishnupurana 2.3.9
Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) 2.3.9
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- Sanskrit
2.3.9
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā madhye śabdrāś ca bhāgaśaḥ /
ijyāyudhavaṇijyādyair vartayanto vyavasthitāḥ //
On the east of Bhárata dwell the Kirátas (the barbarians); on the west, the Yavanas; in the centre reside Brahmans, Kshetriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śúdras, occupied in their respective duties of sacrifice, arms, trade, and service.
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
Linked texts (1)
- Vāmanapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit