[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) › 1.8.1 # Vishnupurana 1.8.1 Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.8.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.8.1) parāśara uvāca: kathitas tāmasaḥ sargo brahmaṇas te mahāmune rudrasargaṃ pravakṣyāmi tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu // > PARÁŚARA.--I have described to you, oh great Muni, the creation of Brahmá, in which the quality of darkness prevailed. I will now explain to you the creation of Rudra. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 1.7.44.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.7.44.p1) - [Next: 1.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.8.2) - [Up: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.8) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.1.8.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.1.8.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.1.8.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.8.1) · Pramāṇa