[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) › 2.10.20 # Vishnupurana 2.10.20 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.10.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.10.20) stuvanti munayaḥ sūryaṃ gandharvair gīyate puraḥ nṛtyanty apsaraso yānti sūryasyānu niśācarāḥ // > In this manner, Maitreya, a troop of seven celestial beings, supported by the energy of Vishńu, occupies during the several months the orb of the sun. The sage celebrates his praise, and the Gandharba sings, and the nymph dances before him: the Rákshas attends upon his steps, the serpent harnesses his steeds, and the Yaksha trims the reins: the numerous pigmy sages, the Bálakhilyas, ever surround his chariot. The whole troop of seven, attached to the sun's car, are the agents in the distribution of cold, heat, and rain, at their respective seasons. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.10.19) - [Next: 2.10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.10.21) - [Up: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.10) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.10.2) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.10.p2) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.10.20) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.58.20) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.10.20) · Pramāṇa