[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) › 2.15.6 # Vishnupurana 2.15.6 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.15.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.15.6) devikāyās taṭe vīranagaraṃ nāma vai puram samṛddham atiramyaṃ ca pulastyena niveśitam // > "The residence of Pulastya was at Víranagara, a large handsome city on the banks of the Devíká river. In a beautiful grove adjoining to the stream the pupil of Ribhu, Nidágha, conversant with devotional practices, abode. When a thousand divine years had elapsed, Ribhu went to the city of Pulastya, to visit his disciple. Standing at the doorway, at the end of a sacrifice to the Viśwadevas, he was seen by his scholar, who hastened to present him the usual offering, or Arghya, and conducted him into the house; and when his hands and feet were washed, and he was seated, Nidágha invited him respectfully to eat (when the following dialogue ensued):-- > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.15.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.15.5) - [Next: 2.15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.15.7) - [Up: 2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.15) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.15.2) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.15.p3) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.15.6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.15.6) · Pramāṇa