Matsya Purana 178.74
Matsyapurāṇa 178.74
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- Sanskrit
178.74
dakṣiṇāścopapādyantāṃ yājñikebhyaḥ pṛthak pṛthak .
gāntu sūryo rasān somo vāyuḥ prāṇāṃśca prāṇiṣu .. 178.74 ..
"O Brâhmaṇas! Resume Agnihotras and other sacrifices according to the Vedic injunctions, and oblations be offered in Fire. The Devas may be gratified by sacrifices, the Pitris by the performance of Śrâddhas, and the Maharṣis by the recitation of the Vedas. The wind may freely roam in His realm and blow from there. The three fires may now gratify the three realms and the three varṇas. The sacrifices may be resumed through the Brâhmaṇas, and the Yâjnikas may accept their sacrificial fees. The Sun may nourish the earth, the Moon may foster the Rasas, and the Wind may refresh all. Let all in this way resume Their allotted functions. Let the mother rivers rising from the mountains Mahendra, Malaya, etc., flow to the oceans O Devas! cast aside your fears of the demons, be calm, may you be prosperous I am going to Sanâtana-Brahmaloka. Do not ever be afraid of the demons either in your realms or in battlefield. The demons are mean and whenever possible will attack the Devas They have no fixed abodes You should remain careful in your abodes, in the Heavens and in battlefiled. You are simple and good. Gentleness and frankness are your wealth."—64-79.
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- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English