[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) › 2.8.84 # Vishnupurana 2.8.84 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.8.84 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.8.84) nirdvaṃdvā nirabhīmānā nistandrā niṣparigrahāḥ lokapālāḥ sthitā hy ete lokāloke caturdiśam // > On the Lokáloka mountain, which I have formerly described to you, reside the four holy protectors of the world; or Sudháman and Sankhapád, the two sons of Kardama, and Hirańyaroman, and Ketumat. Unaffected by the contrasts of existence, void of selfishness, active, and unencumbered by dependants, they take charge of the spheres, themselves abiding on the four cardinal points of the Lokáloka mountain. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.8.83) - [Next: 2.8.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.8.85) - [Up: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.8) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.8.14) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.8.p13) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.8.84) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.21.158) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.50.207) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.96) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.8.84) · Pramāṇa