[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) › 1.13.10 # Vishnupurana 1.13.10 Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.13.10 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.13.10) maitreya uvāca: kimarthaṃ mathitaḥ pāṇir venasya paramarṣibhiḥ yatra jajñe mahāvīryaḥ sa pṛthur munisattama // > MAITREYA.--Best of Munis, tell me why was the right hand of Veńa rubbed by the holy sages, in consequence of which the heroic Prithu was produced. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 1.13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.13.9) - [Next: 1.13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.13.11) - [Up: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.13) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.1.13.2) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.1.13.p1.1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.1.13.10) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.13.10) · Pramāṇa