[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) › 2.3.1 # Vishnupurana 2.3.1 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.3.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.3.1) parāśara uvāca: uttaraṃ yat samudrasya himādreś caiva dakṣiṇam varṣaṃ tad bhārataṃ nāma bhāratī yatra saṃtatiḥ // > THE country that lies north of the ocean, and south of the snowy mountains, is called Bhárata, for there dwelt the descendants of Bharata. It is nine thousand leagues in extent, and is the land of works, in consequence of which men go to heaven, or obtain emancipation. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.2.55.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.2.55.p1) - [Next: 2.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.3.2) - [Up: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.3) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.3.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.3.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.3.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.3.1) · Pramāṇa