Matsyapurana 145.58
Matsyapurāṇa 145.58
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145.58
vidhistotraṃ tathā hautraṃ pūrvavatsampravartate
dravyastotraṃ guṇastotraṃ karmastotraṃ tathaiva ca //
Now something will be said about the Manvantara, Chāturhotra and the ways of the four varṇās During each Manvantara fresh Śrutis occur, but the Ṛik, Yajuḥ, and Sāma Vedas rules, Devatas, Stotras (hymns), Homas etc., remain the same as in the preceding Manvantara. Vidhistotra and Agnihotra remain as before Dravvastotra Guṇastotra Karmastotra and Kulastotra originate from the Vedas during every Manvantara. From these the Brahmastotra, i e., the four Vedas Ṛik, Yajuḥ, Sāma and Atharvaṇa spring the fourfold mantras (formulæ) as described in the four ways—57-61
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (2)
- Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit