Vishnupurana 2.1.32-34
Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.1.32-34
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.1.32
sumatir bharatasyābhūt putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ
kṛtvā samyag dadau tasmai rājyam iṣṭamakhaḥ pitā //
Bharata, having religiously discharged the duties of his station, consigned the kingdom to his son Sumati, a most virtuous prince; and, engaging in devout practices, abandoned his life at the holy place, Śálagráma: he was afterwards born again as a Brahman, in a distinguished family of ascetics. I shall hereafter relate to you his history.
2.1.33
putrasaṃkrāmitaśrīs tu bharataḥ sa mahīpatiḥ
yogābhyāsarataḥ prāṇān sālagrāme 'tyajan mune //
Bharata, having religiously discharged the duties of his station, consigned the kingdom to his son Sumati, a most virtuous prince; and, engaging in devout practices, abandoned his life at the holy place, Śálagráma: he was afterwards born again as a Brahman, in a distinguished family of ascetics. I shall hereafter relate to you his history.
2.1.34
ajāyata ca vipro 'sau yogināṃ pravare kule
maitreya tasya caritaṃ kathayiṣyāmi te punaḥ //
Bharata, having religiously discharged the duties of his station, consigned the kingdom to his son Sumati, a most virtuous prince; and, engaging in devout practices, abandoned his life at the holy place, Śálagráma: he was afterwards born again as a Brahman, in a distinguished family of ascetics. I shall hereafter relate to you his history.
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit