[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) › 145.39 # Matsyapurana 145.39 Matsyapurāṇa 145.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [145.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.39) śiṣṭā yasmāccarantyenaṃ manuḥ saptarṣayaśca ha manvantareṣu sarveṣu śiṣṭācārastataḥ smṛtaḥ // > 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 - [Previous: 145.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.38) - [Next: 145.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.40) - [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.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.145.39) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.32.42) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.59.39) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.146.39) — Sanskrit - [Prakriyāpāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.prakriyapada.60.38) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.39) · Pramāṇa