[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) › 2.1.15-16 # Vishnupurana 2.1.15-16 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.1.15-16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.15) puṣkarādhipatiṃ cakre savanaṃ cāpi sa prabhuḥ jambūdvīpeśvaro yas tu āgnīdhro munisattama tasya putrā babhūvus te prajāpatisamā nava // > Priyavrata having divided the earth into seven continents, gave them respectively to his other seven sons. To Agnídhra he gave Jambu-dwípa; to Medhatithi he gave Plaksha-dwípa: he installed Vapushmat in the sovereignty over the Dwípa of Sálmali; and made Jyotishmat king of Kuśa-dwípa: he appointed Dyutimat to rule over Krauncha-dwípa; Bhavya to reign over Sáka-dwípa; and Savala he nominated the monarch of the Dwípa of Pushkara. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition > Agnídhra, the king of Jambu-dwípa, had nine sons, equal in splendour to the patriarchs: they were named Nábhi, Kimpurusha, Harivarsha, Ilávrita, Ramya, Hirańvat, Kuru, Bhadráśwa, and Ketumála, who was a prince ever active in the practice of piety. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [2.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.16) nābhiḥ kiṃpuruṣaś caiva harivarṣa ilāvṛtaḥ ramyo hiraṇvān ṣaṣṭhas tu kurur bhadrāśva eva ca ketumālas tathaivānyaḥ sādhuceṣṭo nṛpo 'bhavat // > Agnídhra, the king of Jambu-dwípa, had nine sons, equal in splendour to the patriarchs: they were named Nábhi, Kimpurusha, Harivarsha, Ilávrita, Ramya, Hirańvat, Kuru, Bhadráśwa, and Ketumála, who was a prince ever active in the practice of piety. > — 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.2.1.3) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.1.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.1.15) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.linga.1.47.3) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.38.13) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam.lingapurana.53.3) — Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar 1500, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.15-16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.15-16) · Pramāṇa