Vishnupurana 3.17.1-2
Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.17.1-2
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.17.1
parāśara uvāca:
ity āha bhagavān aurvaḥ sagarāya mahātmane
sadācārān purā samyaṅ maitreya paripṛcchate //
PARÁŚARA.--Thus, in former days, spake the holy Aurva to the illustrious monarch Sagara, when he inquired concerning the usages proper to be practised by mankind; and thus I have explained to you the whole of those observances against which no one ought to transgress.
3.17.2
mayāpy etad aśeṣeṇa kathitaṃ bhavato dvija
samullaṅghya sadācāraṃ kaścin nāpnoti śobhanam //
PARÁŚARA.--Thus, in former days, spake the holy Aurva to the illustrious monarch Sagara, when he inquired concerning the usages proper to be practised by mankind; and thus I have explained to you the whole of those observances against which no one ought to transgress.
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit