[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) › 145.41 # Matsyapurana 145.41 Matsyapurāṇa 145.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [145.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.41) dṛṣṭānubhūtamarthaṃ ca yaḥ pṛṣṭo na vigūhate yathābhūtapravādastu ityetatsatyalakṣaṇam // > 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 > One who explains the dharma just as he knows and feels about it on being questioned is said to possess the fundamental attribute of truthfulness The Brahmachârya Japam silence and fast these very hard practices are called tapasya or penances. Yajña is the bringing together of wealth animals sacrificial offering Ṛik, Sāma and Yajuḥ Vedas and the sacrificial presents Dealing with others as if with one's own self always for the well being of all with gladness of heart is termed dayâ or kindness and is the best of all acts—42 45 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 145.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.40) - [Next: 145.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.42) - [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.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.145.41) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.32.45) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.59.41) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Śivadharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.sivadharma.sivadharmasastra.11.113) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.145.41) · Pramāṇa