Matsyapurana 113.16
Matsyapurāṇa 113.16
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- Sanskrit
113.16
pārśvamuttaratastasya raktavarṇaṃ svabhāvataḥ
tenāsya kṣatrabhāvaḥ syād iti varṇāḥ prakīrtitāḥ //
Its northern quadrant is naturally of red colour, therefore it has the properties of Kṣatriyas. Thus the four colours and castes have been enumerated.—16.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (3)
- Varāhapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit