[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) › 2.1.16 # Vishnupurana 2.1.16 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.1.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [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 - [Previous: 2.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.15) - [Next: 2.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.17) - [Up: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.1.4) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.1.p2) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.1.17) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.16) · Pramāṇa