[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) › 2.4.97.p1 # Vishnupurana 2.4.97.p1 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.4.97.p1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.4.97.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.4.97.p1) iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe dvitīye 'ṃśe caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ > Such, Maitreya, is the earth, which with its continents, mountains, oceans, and exterior shell, is fifty crores (five hundred millions) of Yojanas in extent. It is the mother and nurse of all creatures, the foundation of all worlds, and the chief of the elements. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.4.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.4.97) - [Next: 2.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.5.1) - [Up: 2.4.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.4.97) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.4.10) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.4.p11) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.4.97.p1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.4.97.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.4.97.p1) · Pramāṇa