[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) › 3.8.1 # Vishnupurana 3.8.1 Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.8.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8.1) maitreya uvāca: bhagavan bhagavān devaḥ saṃsāravijigīṣubhiḥ samākhyāhi jagannātho viṣṇur ārādhyate yathā // > MAITREYA.--Inform me, venerable teacher, how the supreme deity, the lord of the universe, Vishńu, is worshipped by those who are desirous of overcoming the world; and what advantages are reaped by men, assiduous in his adoration, from the propitiated Govinda. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 3.7.39.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.7.39.p1) - [Next: 3.8.1x13-1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8.1x13-1) - [Up: 3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.3.8.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.3.8.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.3.8.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8.1) · Pramāṇa