[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) › 2.5.26 # Vishnupurana 2.5.26 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.5.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.5.26) yam ārādhya purāṇarṣir gargo jyotīṃṣi tattvataḥ jñātavān sakalaṃ caiva nimittapaṭhitaṃ phalam // > The ancient sage Garga, having propitiated Śesha, acquired from him a knowledge of the principles of astronomical science, of the planets, and of the good and evil denoted by the aspects of the heavens. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.5.25) - [Next: 2.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.5.27) - [Up: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.5) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.5.4) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.5.p4) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.5.26) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.21.26) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.5.26) · Pramāṇa