Brahmavaivartapurana 3.81.117.1

3.81.117.1

atha tryaśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ
nanda uvāca
vedānāṃ kāraṇaṃ tvaṃ ca brahmādīnāṃ ca putraka .
sarvaṃ kathaya bhadraṃ te kaṃ pṛcchāmi tvayā vinā .. 1 ..
viprāṇāṃ yo hi dharmaśca kṣatravidśūdrakarmaṇām .
saṃnyāsināṃ ca yo dharmo yatīnāṃ brahmacāriṇām .. 2 ..
viprāṇāṃ vidhavāstrīṇāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ satāmapi .
pativratānāṃ strīṇāṃ ca tatsarva vaktumarhasi .. 3 ..
gṛhiṇāṃ gṛhiṇīnāṃ ca śiṣyāṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ .
putrāṇāṃ cāpi kanyānāṃ pitaraṃ mātaraṃ prati .. 4 ..
strījātiśca katividhā bhaktaḥ katividhaḥ prabho .
brahmāṇḍaṃ ca katividhaṃ vadanaṃ ca kimātmakam ..
kiṃ nityaṃ kṛtrimaṃ kiṃ ca brūhi sarvaṃ krameṇa ca .. 5 ..
śrībhagavānuvāca
saṃdhyāpūtaḥ sadā vipraḥ kurute mama sevanam .
nityaṃ bhuṅkate matprasādamanivedya kadā ca na .. 6 ..
annaṃ viṣṭhā jalaṃ yadviṣṇoraniveditam .
viṣṇuprasādabhojī ca jīvanmuktaśca brāhmaṇaḥ .. 7 ..
nityaṃ tapasyānirataḥ śuciḥ śāntaśca śāstravit .
vratatīrthāśrito dharmī nānādhyāpanasaṃyutaḥ .. 8 ..
viṣṇumantraṃ gṛhītvā ca kṛtvā ca gurusevanam .
guhītvā tadanujñāṃ ca paścādbhavati sa gṛhī .. 9 ..
dakṣiṇāṃ nityabūjānāṃ gurave ca nivedayet .
gurūṇāṃ poṣaṇaṃ nityaṃ kartavyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 10 ..
sarveṣāmapi vandyānāṃ pitā caiva mahān guruḥ .
pituḥ śataguṇairmātā mātuḥ śataguṇaiḥ suraḥ .. 11 ..
mantradastantradaścaiva sṛrāṇāṃ ca caturguṇaḥ .
nārāyaṇāśca bhagavānguruḥ pratyakṣa īśvaraḥ .. 12 ..
uddeśe dīyate tasmai surāyeti śrutau śrutam .
pratyakṣabhoktā svaguruḥ svayaṃ dehī janārdanaḥ .. 13 ..
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇurgurureva svayaṃ śivaḥ .