[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 (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate) › 2.4.2 # Vishnupurana 2.4.2 Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) 2.4.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.4.2) jambūdvīpasya vistāraḥ śatasāhasrasaṃmitaḥ / sa evaṃ dviguṇo brahman plakṣadvīpa udāhṛtaḥ // > IN the same manner as Jambu-dwípa is girt round about by the ocean of salt water, so that ocean is surrounded by the insular continent of Plaksha; the extent of which is twice that of Jambu-dwípa. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.4.1) - [Next: 2.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.4.3) - [Up: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.4) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.4.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.4.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.4.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.4.2) · Pramāṇa