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Matsyapurana 70.1

Matsyapurāṇa 70.1

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70.1

*brahmovāca
varṇāśramāṇāṃ prabhavaḥ purāṇeṣu mayā śrutaḥ
sadācārasya bhagavan dharmaśāstraviniścayaḥ
paṇyastrīṇāṃ sadācāraṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ //

Brahmâ said:—Śiva! I have heard of the efficacy of Varṇa Âśrama as well as of good conduct, as prescribed by the Dharma Sâstras. I am now desirous of hearing the practice and conduct of public women.—1.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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