[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 145.24 # Matsyapurana 145.24 Matsyapurāṇa 145.24 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [145.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.24) tapasaśca tathāraṇye sādhurvaikhānasaḥ smṛtaḥ yatamāno yatiḥ sādhuḥ smṛto yogasya sādhanāt // > The dharma of the people devoted to Varṇāśrama in accordance with the Śrutis and Smṛtis and leading to Heaven is named jñāna dharma The Brahmachāri given to good conduct and Āchāra and to do good to the preceptor (guru) performs divine functions, hence, the householder is known as "Sādhu" Those ascetics who reside in the forest and are in the third order of religious life are known also as Sādhus—22 24 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 145.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.23) - [Next: 145.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.25) - [Up: 145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.145.p3-2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.145.24) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.32.25) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.59.25) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.146.24) — Sanskrit - [Prakriyāpāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.prakriyapada.60.24) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.24) · Pramāṇa