Matsyapurana 145.38

Matsyapurāṇa 145.38

Language: Sanskrit

145.38

dānaṃ satyaṃ tapo loko vidyejyā pūjanaṃ damaḥ
aṣṭau tāni caritrāṇi śiṣṭācārasya lakṣaṇam //

These are the eight characteristics of the Siṣṭas viz, (1) Charity, (2) truthfulness (3) asceticism (4) learning (5) sacrifice 6) worship (7) Dama or self restraint, (8) want of greed In all the Manvantaras these Siṣṭa Manus and Saptaṛṣis practise the above mentioned eight characteristics of dharma, hence they are called Sisṭâchâras Śrauta is derived from hearing, and Smârta from remembering—38-40
A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
English (machine translation) — English, machine translation