[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) › 5.1.4-8 # Vishnupurana 5.1.4-8 Viṣṇupurāṇa 5.1.4-8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.5.1.4) parāśara uvāca: maitreya śrūyatām etad yat pṛṣṭo 'ham iha tvayā viṣṇor aṃśāṃśasaṃbhūticaritaṃ jagato hitam // > PARÁŚARA.--I will relate to you, Maitreya, the account which you have requested; the birth of a part of a part of Vishńu, and the benefits which his actions conferred upon the world. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [5.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.5.1.5) devakasya sutāṃ pūrvaṃ vasudevo mahāmune upayeme mahābhāgāṃ devakīṃ devatopamām // > Vasudeva formerly married the daughter of Devaka, the illustrious Devakí, a maiden of celestial beauty. After their nuptials, Kansa, the increaser of the race of Bhoja, drove their car as their charioteer. As they were going along, a voice in the sky, sounding aloud and deep as thunder, addressed Kansa, and said, "Fool that you are, the eighth child of the damsel whom you are driving in the car shall take away your life!" On hearing this, Kansa drew his sword, and was about to put Devakí to death; but Vasudeva interposed, saying, "Kill not Devakí, great warrior; spare her life, and I will deliver to you every child that she may bring forth." Appeased by which promise, and relying on the character of Vasudeva, Kansa desisted from the attempt. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [5.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.5.1.6) kaṃsas tayor vararathaṃ codayām āsa sārathiḥ vasudevasya devakyāḥ saṃyoge bhojavardhanaḥ // > Vasudeva formerly married the daughter of Devaka, the illustrious Devakí, a maiden of celestial beauty. After their nuptials, Kansa, the increaser of the race of Bhoja, drove their car as their charioteer. As they were going along, a voice in the sky, sounding aloud and deep as thunder, addressed Kansa, and said, "Fool that you are, the eighth child of the damsel whom you are driving in the car shall take away your life!" On hearing this, Kansa drew his sword, and was about to put Devakí to death; but Vasudeva interposed, saying, "Kill not Devakí, great warrior; spare her life, and I will deliver to you every child that she may bring forth." Appeased by which promise, and relying on the character of Vasudeva, Kansa desisted from the attempt. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [5.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.5.1.7) athāntarikṣe vāg uccaiḥ kaṃsam ābhāṣya sādaram meghagambhīranirghoṣaṃ samābhāṣyedam abravīt // > Vasudeva formerly married the daughter of Devaka, the illustrious Devakí, a maiden of celestial beauty. After their nuptials, Kansa, the increaser of the race of Bhoja, drove their car as their charioteer. As they were going along, a voice in the sky, sounding aloud and deep as thunder, addressed Kansa, and said, "Fool that you are, the eighth child of the damsel whom you are driving in the car shall take away your life!" On hearing this, Kansa drew his sword, and was about to put Devakí to death; but Vasudeva interposed, saying, "Kill not Devakí, great warrior; spare her life, and I will deliver to you every child that she may bring forth." Appeased by which promise, and relying on the character of Vasudeva, Kansa desisted from the attempt. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [5.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.5.1.8) yām enāṃ vahase mūḍha saha bhartrā rathe sthitām asyās tavāṣṭamo garbhaḥ prāṇān apahariṣyati // > Vasudeva formerly married the daughter of Devaka, the illustrious Devakí, a maiden of celestial beauty. After their nuptials, Kansa, the increaser of the race of Bhoja, drove their car as their charioteer. As they were going along, a voice in the sky, sounding aloud and deep as thunder, addressed Kansa, and said, "Fool that you are, the eighth child of the damsel whom you are driving in the car shall take away your life!" On hearing this, Kansa drew his sword, and was about to put Devakí to death; but Vasudeva interposed, saying, "Kill not Devakí, great warrior; spare her life, and I will deliver to you every child that she may bring forth." Appeased by which promise, and relying on the character of Vasudeva, Kansa desisted from the attempt. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.5.1.2) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.5.1.p2) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.5.1.4) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Laukikanyāyasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.visistadvaita.later.laukikanyayasamgraha.3.45.45) — Raghunātha Varman 1825, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.5.1.4-8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.5.1.4-8) · Pramāṇa