[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) › 145.40 # Matsyapurana 145.40 Matsyapurāṇa 145.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [145.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.40) vijñeyaḥ śravaṇācchrautaḥ smaraṇātsmārta ucyate ijyāvedātmakaḥ śrautaḥ smārto varṇāśramātmakaḥ pratyaṅgāni pravakṣyāmi dharmasyeha tu 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 > Śrauta dharma is that which contains the Vedic mantras and the sacrificial rituals The one dealing with the Varṇâśramas is the Smârta dharma Now the different parts of the dharma will be defined—41 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 145.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.39) - [Next: 145.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.41) - [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.145.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.32.44) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.59.40) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.40) · Pramāṇa