[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) › 3.6.29 # Vishnupurana 3.6.29 Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.6.29 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.6.29) jñeyā brahmarṣayaḥ pūrvaṃ tebhyo devarṣayaḥ punaḥ rājarṣayaḥ punas tebhya ṛṣiprakṛtayas trayaḥ // > There are three kinds of Rishis, or inspired sages; royal Rishis, or princes who have adopted a life of devotion, as Viswamitra; divine Rishis, or sages who are demigods also, as Nárada; and Brahman Rishis, or sages who are the sons of Brahmá, or Brahmans, as Vaśisht́ha and others. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 3.6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.6.28) - [Next: 3.6.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.6.30) - [Up: 3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.6) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.3.6.6) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.3.6.p5) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.3.6.29) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.35.90) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.61.83) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Nandipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.1.10.27) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.6.29) · Pramāṇa