अध्याय ३९
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे द्वितीये ऽंशे षोडशो ऽध्यायः ]] कथिता गुरुणा सम्यग् भूसमुद्रादिसंस्थितिः सूर्यादीनां च संस्थानं ज्योतिषाम् अपि विस्तरात्
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe dvitīye 'ṃśe ṣoḍaśo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] kathitā guruṇā samyag bhūsamudrādisaṃsthitiḥ sūryādīnāṃ ca saṃsthānaṃ jyotiṣām api vistarāt
हिन्दी अर्थ
भी आपने विस्तारपूर्वक सुना दिया। अत: है गुरो! देवताओंके सहित मन्वन्तरोंके अधिपति समस्त मनुओंका वर्णन सुनना चाहता हूँ आप वर्णन कीजिये ॥ ३-४ ॥ श्रीपराशरजी बोले-- भूतकालमें जितने मन्वन्तर
English
WTREYA said : — The situation of the earth and of seas the systím of the sun and the otlier planets, the creation of the celestials and the rest and of the Rishis, the origin of the four castes and of the brute creation and the stories of Dhruva and Prahlad have been fully described by thee, my preceptor. Do thou describe to me, O Venerable Sir, all the Manwan- taras and all the presiding d '^ties with Sakra as their chief. I wish to hear this from you.