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# Vishnupurana 3.1.18

Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.1.18

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.1.18)

jyotirdhāmā pṛthuḥ kāvyaś caitro 'gnir vanakas tathā  
pīvaraś carṣayo hy ete sapta tatrāpi cāntare //

> The Surúpas, Haris, Satyas, and Śudhís were the classes of gods, each comprising twenty-seven, in the period of Támasa, the fourth Manu. Śivi was the Indra, also designated by his performance of a hundred sacrifices (or named Śatakratu). The seven Rishis were Jyotirdhámá, Prithu, Kávya, Chaitra, Agni, Vanaka, and Pivara. The sons of Támasa were the mighty kings Nara, Khyáti, Śántahaya, Jánujangha, and others.  
> — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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## Translations (2)

- [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.3.1.6) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.3.1.p6) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English

## Other recensions (1)

- [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.3.1.18) — Sanskrit

## Linked texts (1)

- [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.74.59) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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