Vaishnava Dharmashastra 20.23
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 20.23
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.23
gaṅgāyāḥ sikatā dhārās tathā varṣati vāsave
śakyā gaṇayituṃ loke na vyatītāḥ pitāmahāḥ //
The sands in the Ganges and (the waters pouring down from the sky) when Indra sends rain can be counted, but not the number of 'Forefathers' (Brahmans) who have passed away.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English
Commentaries (2)
- Keśavavaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
- Vaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita alias Vināyakapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Mokṣakāṇḍa — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit