[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) › 2.1.32 # Vishnupurana 2.1.32 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.1.32 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.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. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.31) - [Next: 2.1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.33) - [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.2.1.8) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.1.p6) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.1.33) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.1.32) · Pramāṇa