[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) › 2.7.1 # Vishnupurana 2.7.1 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.7.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7.1) maitreya uvāca: kathitaṃ bhavatā brahman mamaitad akhilaṃ tvayā bhuvarlokādikāṃl lokāñ śrotum icchāmy ahaṃ mune // > MAITREYA.--The sphere of the whole earth has been described to me by you, excellent Brahman, and I am now desirous to hear an account of the other spheres above the world, the Bhuvar-loka and the rest, and the situation and the dimensions of the celestial luminaries. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.6.53.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.6.53.p1) - [Next: 2.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7.2) - [Up: 2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.7.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.7.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.7.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7.1) · Pramāṇa