Vaishnava Dharmashastra 30.44
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 30.44
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- Sanskrit
30.44
utpādakabrahmadātror garīyān brahmadaḥ pitā
brahmajanma hi viprasya pretya ceha ca śāśvatam //
Of the natural progenitor and the teacher who imparts the Veda to him, the giver of the Veda is the more venerable father; for it is the new existence acquired by his initiation in the Veda, which will last him both in this life and the next.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English
Linked texts (2)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Smṛticandrikā — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit