Markandeya Purana 7.39
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 7.39
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- Sanskrit
7.39
yāvat toṣo rājasūye brāhmaṇānāṃ tabhavennṛpa /
tāvadeva tu dātavyā dakṣiṇā rājasūyikī //
Viśvāmitra spoke:
“Nevertheless thou must assuredly give me the sacrificial fee; a promise unfulfilled, especially to brahmans, proves injurious. As long as brahmans delight, O king! in the Rājasūya sacrifice, so long indeed must the fee for the Rājasūya sacrifice he given. After making a promise, one must bestow the gift; and one must fight against assailants; so too the afflicted must he protected; thus hast thou already agreed.”
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Āryacarita — Sanskrit