[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) › 2.2.6 # Vishnupurana 2.2.6 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.2.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.2.6) ete dvīpāḥ samudrais tu sapta saptabhir āvṛtāḥ lavaṇekṣusurāsarpirdadhidugdhajalaiḥ samam // > The seven great insular continents are Jambu, Plaksha, Sálmali, Kuśa, Krauncha, Śáka, and Pushkara: and they are surrounded severally by seven great seas; the sea of salt water (Lavańa), of sugar-cane juice (Ikshu), of wine (Surá), of clarified butter (Sarpi), of curds (Dadhi), of milk (Dugdha), and of fresh water (Jala). > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.2.5) - [Next: 2.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.2.7) - [Up: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.2.3) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.2.p2) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.2.6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.2.6) · Pramāṇa