Vishnupurana 3.15.56
Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) 3.15.56
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- Sanskrit
3.15.56
sahasrasyāpi viprāṇāṃ yogī cet purataḥ sthitaḥ
sarvān bhoktṝṃs tārayati yajamānaṃ tathā nṛpa //
"The class of Pitris derives support from the moon, and the moon is sustained by acts of austere devotion. Hence the appointment of one who practises austerities is most desirable. A Yogi set before a thousand Brahmans enables the institutor of obsequial rites to enjoy all his desires."
3.15.56.p1
iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe tṛtīyāṃśe pañcadaśo 'dhyāyaḥ
"The class of Pitris derives support from the moon, and the moon is sustained by acts of austere devotion. Hence the appointment of one who practises austerities is most desirable. A Yogi set before a thousand Brahmans enables the institutor of obsequial rites to enjoy all his desires."
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Varāhapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit