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# Vishnupurana 1.21.12

Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.21.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.21.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.21.12)

andhako narakaś caiva kālanābhas tathaiva ca  
svarbhānuś ca mahāvīryo vaktrayodhī mahāsuraḥ //

> The sons of Viprachitti by Sinhiká (the sister of Hirańyakaśipu) were Vyanśa, Śalya the strong, Nabha the powerful, Vátápi, Namuchi, Ilwala, Khasrima, Anjaka, Naraka, and Kálanábha, the valiant Swarbhánu, and the mighty Vaktrayodhí. These were the most eminent Dánavas, through whom the race of Danu was multiplied by hundreds and thousands through succeeding generations.  
> — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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## Translations (2)

- [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.1.21.6) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.1.21.p6) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English

## Other recensions (1)

- [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.1.21.12) — Sanskrit

## Linked texts (1)

- [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa*crit.3.78) — Sanskrit

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