[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) › 2.7.2 # Vishnupurana 2.7.2 Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) 2.7.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.7.2) tathaiva grahasaṃsthānaṃ pramāṇāni yathā tathā / samācakṣva mahābhāga tanmahyaṃ paripṛcchate // > MAITREYA.--The sphere of the whole earth has been described to me by you, excellent Brahman, and I am now desirous to hear an account of the other spheres above the world, the Bhuvar-loka and the rest, and the situation and the dimensions of the celestial luminaries. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.7.1) - [Next: 2.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.7.3) - [Up: 2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.7) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.7.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.7.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.2.7.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.7.2) · Pramāṇa