अध्याय १२
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे प्रथमे ऽंशे एकादशो ऽध्यायः ]] निशम्यैतद् अशेषेण मैत्रेय नृपतेः सुतः निर्जगाम वनात् तस्मात् प्रणिपत्य स तान् ऋषीन्
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe prathame 'ṃśe ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] niśamyaitad aśeṣeṇa maitreya nṛpateḥ sutaḥ nirjagāma vanāt tasmāt praṇipatya sa tān ṛṣīn
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो प्राण, अपान आदि पाँच प्रकारसे देहमें स्थित होकर दिन-रात चेष्टा करता रहता है तथा जिसकी योनि आकाश है, उस वायुरूप भगवान्को नमस्कार
English
arasara said :— " O Maitreya, hearing these words from beginning to cnd, that Piinco, saluling these sagcs, issued out of that thicket. And confiding in the accomplishment of his object, twice-born one, he repaired to the holy place on the banks of the Yamuna called Madhuvana, or the grove of Madhu, cailed aftcr the name of a demon of that name who resided there and was known thus on the earth. Slaying the highly powerful son of the Rakshasa, Madhu — Lavana, Satrughna (the youngest son of Dacaratha,) founded a city at that spot which was named Mathura. And Dhruva engaged in performing penance at that holy shrine the purifier of all sin, where was Mahadeva, the god of Gods meditating upon Hari. In accordance with instruction given by Marichi and others, he began tc contemplate, Vishnu- the soveieigrj. of the gods, seated in himself. twice-born one r Dhnwa thus contemplating him, having his mind perfectly with-