Vishnupurana 4.1.3-5
Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.1.3-5
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.1.3
parāśara uvāca:
maitreya śrūyatām ayam anekayajvivīraśūrabhūpālālaṃkṛto brahmādir mānavo vaṃśaḥ ||
PARÁŚARA.--I will repeat to you, Maitreya, an account of the family of Manu, commencing with Brahmá, and graced by a number of religious, magnanimous, and heroic princes. Of which it is said, "The lineage of him shall never be extinct, who daily calls to mind the race of Manu, originating with Brahmá." Listen therefore, Maitreya, to the entire series of the princes of this family, by which all sin shall be effaced.
4.1.4
brahmādyaṃ yo manor vaṃśam ahany ahani saṃsmaret
tasya vaṃśasamucchedo na kadācid bhaviṣyati //
PARÁŚARA.--I will repeat to you, Maitreya, an account of the family of Manu, commencing with Brahmá, and graced by a number of religious, magnanimous, and heroic princes. Of which it is said, "The lineage of him shall never be extinct, who daily calls to mind the race of Manu, originating with Brahmá." Listen therefore, Maitreya, to the entire series of the princes of this family, by which all sin shall be effaced.
4.1.5
tad asya vaṃśasyānupūrvīm aśeṣapāpaprakṣālanāya maitreya tāṃ śṛṇu ||
PARÁŚARA.--I will repeat to you, Maitreya, an account of the family of Manu, commencing with Brahmá, and graced by a number of religious, magnanimous, and heroic princes. Of which it is said, "The lineage of him shall never be extinct, who daily calls to mind the race of Manu, originating with Brahmá." Listen therefore, Maitreya, to the entire series of the princes of this family, by which all sin shall be effaced.
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