[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) › 4.1.1 # Vishnupurana 4.1.1 Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.1.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.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. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 3.18.104.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.18.104.p1) - [Next: 4.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.1.2) - [Up: 4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.1) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.4.1.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.4.1.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.4.1.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.1.1) · Pramāṇa