Vishnupurana 4.1.1-2
Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.1.1-2
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.1.1
maitreya uvāca:
bhagavan yan naraiḥ kāryaṃ sādhukarmaṇy avasthitaiḥ
tan mahyaṃ guruṇākhyātaṃ nityanaimittikātmakam //
MAITREYA.--Venerable preceptor, you have explained to me the perpetual and occasional ceremonies which are to be performed by those righteous individuals who are diligent in their devotions; and you have also described to me the duties which devolve upon the several castes, and on the different orders of the human race. I have now to request you will relate to me the dynasties of the kings who have ruled over the earth.
4.1.2
varṇadharmās tathākhyātā dharmā ye cāśrameṣu vai
śrotum icchāmy ahaṃ vaṃśāṃs tāṃs tvaṃ prabrūhi me guro //
MAITREYA.--Venerable preceptor, you have explained to me the perpetual and occasional ceremonies which are to be performed by those righteous individuals who are diligent in their devotions; and you have also described to me the duties which devolve upon the several castes, and on the different orders of the human race. I have now to request you will relate to me the dynasties of the kings who have ruled over the earth.
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