Matsyapurana 142.56
Matsyapurāṇa 142.56
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- Sanskrit
142.56
saṃhitāśca tathā mantrā ṛṣibhir brahmaṇaḥ sutaiḥ
yajñaḥ pravartitaścaiva tadā hyeva tu daivataiḥ //
The Devas set on foot the performance of sacrifices from the very day when the Ṛiṣis the sons of Brahmâ enunciated the Saṁhitâ, Mantras, etc. At the end of Svâyambhuva Manu, Indra was the first to propagate the performance of sacrifices with various offerings in co-operation with the Devas, Yâma, Śukla, Jaya and Viśvasṛikṣ.—56-57.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation