[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Vishnupurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) › 1.10.2-5 # Vishnupurana 1.10.2-5 Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.10.2-5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.10.2) parāśara uvāca: bhṛgoḥ khyātyāṃ samutpannā lakṣmīr viṣṇuparigrahaḥ tathā dhātṛvidhātārau khyātyāṃ jātau sutau bhṛgoḥ // > PARÁŚARA.--Lakshmí, the bride of Vishńu, was the daughter of Bhrigu by Khyáti. They had also two sons, Dhátri and Vidhátri, who married the two daughters of the illustrious Meru, Áyati and Niryati; and had by them each a son, named Práńa and Mrikańd́a. The son of the latter was Márkańd́eya, from whom Vedaśiras was born. The son of Práńa was named Dyutimat, and his son was Rájavat; after whom, the race of Bhrigu became infinitely multiplied. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [1.10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.10.3) āyatir niyatiś caiva meroḥ kanye mahātmanaḥ dhātṛvidhātros te bhārye tayor jātau sutāv ubhau // > PARÁŚARA.--Lakshmí, the bride of Vishńu, was the daughter of Bhrigu by Khyáti. They had also two sons, Dhátri and Vidhátri, who married the two daughters of the illustrious Meru, Áyati and Niryati; and had by them each a son, named Práńa and Mrikańd́a. The son of the latter was Márkańd́eya, from whom Vedaśiras was born. The son of Práńa was named Dyutimat, and his son was Rájavat; after whom, the race of Bhrigu became infinitely multiplied. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [1.10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.10.4) prāṇaś caiva mṛkaṇḍuś ca mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍutaḥ tato vedaśirā jajñe prāṇasyāpi sutaṃ śṛṇu // > PARÁŚARA.--Lakshmí, the bride of Vishńu, was the daughter of Bhrigu by Khyáti. They had also two sons, Dhátri and Vidhátri, who married the two daughters of the illustrious Meru, Áyati and Niryati; and had by them each a son, named Práńa and Mrikańd́a. The son of the latter was Márkańd́eya, from whom Vedaśiras was born. The son of Práńa was named Dyutimat, and his son was Rájavat; after whom, the race of Bhrigu became infinitely multiplied. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [1.10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.10.5) prāṇasya dyutimān putro rājavāṃś ca tato 'bhavat tato vaṃśo mahābhāga vistāraṃ bhārgavo gataḥ // > PARÁŚARA.--Lakshmí, the bride of Vishńu, was the daughter of Bhrigu by Khyáti. They had also two sons, Dhátri and Vidhátri, who married the two daughters of the illustrious Meru, Áyati and Niryati; and had by them each a son, named Práńa and Mrikańd́a. The son of the latter was Márkańd́eya, from whom Vedaśiras was born. The son of Práńa was named Dyutimat, and his son was Rájavat; after whom, the race of Bhrigu became infinitely multiplied. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.1.10.2) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.1.10.p2) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.1.10.2) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (4) - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.12.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Nandipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.1.5-2.4) — Sanskrit - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.5.10) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.52.16) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.10.2-5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.10.2-5) · Pramāṇa