[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) › 4.2.1 # Vishnupurana 4.2.1 Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.2.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.2.1) parāśara uvāca: yāvac ca brahmalokāt kakudmī raivato nābhyeti tāvat puṇyajanasaṃjñā rākṣasās tām asya purīṃ kuśasthalīṃ jaghnuḥ || > PARÁŚARA.--Whilst Kakudmin, surnamed Raivata, was absent on his visit to the region of Brahmá, the evil spirits or Rákshasas named Puńyajanas destroyed his capital Kuśasthalí. His hundred brothers, through dread of these foes, fled in different directions; and the Kshatriyas, their descendants, settled in many countries. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 4.1.73.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.1.73.p1) - [Next: 4.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.2.2) - [Up: 4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.4.2.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.4.2.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.4.2.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.2.1) · Pramāṇa