[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) › 1.9.145 # Vishnupurana 1.9.145 Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.9.145 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.9.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.9.145) etat te kathitaṃ brahman yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi kṣīrābdhau śrīr yathā jātā pūrvaṃ bhṛgusutā satī // > Thus, Brahman, have I narrated to thee, in answer to thy question, how Lakshmí, formerly the daughter of Bhrigu, sprang from the sea of milk; and misfortune shall never visit those amongst mankind who daily recite the praises of Lakshmí uttered by Indra, which are the origin and cause of all prosperity. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 1.9.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.9.144) - [Next: 1.9.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.9.146) - [Up: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.9) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.1.9.16) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.1.9.p8) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Nandipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.1.4.140-2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.9.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.9.145) · Pramāṇa