[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Vaishnava Dharmashastra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu) › 82.2 # Vaishnava Dharmashastra 82.2 Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 82.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [82.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.82.2) prayatnāt pitrye parīkṣeta || > But at a (Srâddha offering) to the manes he must enquire as closely as possible (into the qualities and descent of a Brâhmana, whom he means to invite). > — Julius Jolly 1880, The Institutes of Vishnu - [Previous: 82.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.82.1) - [Next: 82.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.82.3) - [Up: 82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.82) ## Translations (1) - [The Institutes of Vishnu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu~en-jolly.82.2) — Julius Jolly 1880, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.82.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.82.2) · Pramāṇa